County residents can pick up applications for voting by mail and access other services available from the clerk's office.

BRIDGETON -- The Cumberland County Clerk's Office will be open on the following Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Oct. 22, 29 and Nov. 5.

The Cumberland County Clerk's Office will be open Saturdays until election day. (File Photo) 

"This will give the voters another opportunity to vote ahead of time," Cumberland County Clerk Celeste Riley said.

Voters can come into the office, fill out the Vote By Mail application and then walk out with their ballots. You may apply in person at the county clerk's office to pick up your ballot, but upon completion it must be returned through the mail or be dropped off in person directly to the Cumberland County Board of Elections. 

The ballots can be picked up in person at the County Clerk's Office up until the deadline of 3 pm, Monday, Nov. 7. The ballots need to be received at the Cumberland County Board of Elections before the close of polls on Election Day, Nov. 8 at 8 pm.

In addition to picking up your ballots, the office will also be open for any residents to come in to access other regular services like passports, document recording, trade name registration, and notary services.

More information about ballots and the Cumberland County Clerk's Office can be found at our website ccclerknj.com or by calling the office at 856-453-4860.

The clerk's office is located in the Cumberland County Courthouse, 60 West Broad St., Bridgeton.

Information from the Cumberland County Clerk's Office.

Jay Jones writes that Giancarlo D'Orazio, the former council president, would be a disaster as mayor.

To the Editor:

I had to look twice when I saw an election sign in Washington Township:  Giancarlo D'Orazio, a former township council member, wants a "do-over" as a local officeholder. He is running for mayor as an independent candidate.

During his four years as a Republican councilman, and even being the council president, he accomplished absolutely nothing. No wonder his own political party abandoned him. 

During D'Orazio's tenure, we saw businesses flee Washington Township.  National companies were attracted to neighboring Gloucester Township's business-friendly environment. The new Gloucester Premium Outlets, for example, are literally a minute from Washington Township's borders. As D'Orazio berated businesses and homeowners at council meetings, Washington Township devolved into an utter wasteland of vacant store fronts and abandoned homes.

For this election, D'Orazio calls himself an independent, but that's because there were no takers in the Republican or Democratic parties when he wanted to return to local office. There was unfortunately no substance to D'Orazio's rhetoric during his four years on our the council. He did nothing other than help taxes go up, each and every year.   

If D'Orazio gets 10 minutes of your time to listen to his disdain for anything and everything about Washington Township, you have unfortunately lost 10 minutes of your life.

On Nov. 8, my friends and family will be voting for real change. As a lifelong resident and homeowner in Washington Township, the clear choice for mayor is Democrat and business leader Joann Gattinelli. For decades, she and her extended family have lived here, while employing our local residents and paying   taxes.        

Allow Gattinelli to right the ship, which has been wronged for far too long.  

Jay Jones

Washington Township

Tip of the hat to fashionable column

To the Editor:

A tip of the hat to James Terminiello and his Oct. 16 guest column, "Let's cap this cacophony of conformity." He is dead right with his view on haberdashery. It is time we relegated the baseball cap back to where it belongs -- on the baseball diamond. 

Like Terminiello, I, too, witnessed a grievous faux pas in formal wearing apparel. A man at a function was dressed in a tuxedo complete with cummerbund, bow tie, dress jacket and, yes, a baseball cap. The gala cost him $500 for two tickets and he thought nothing about sporting a "one-size-fits-all" $5 hat on his "numbskull." 

To quote the immortal words of Charlie Brown: "Good grief."

James, I concur with you completely, but do you really own a deerstalker cap? Hmmm.

Gil Bunker

Turnersville

Elect intelligent Democrat to Dist. 2 House seat

To the Editor:

Southern New Jersey is stuck in the grip of a Republican Party attack on our government and our country. And U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2nd Dist., is the party's loyal and obedient soldier.  

With our seashore in danger of being washed away, LoBiondo lets other Republicans deny climate change. With our vital need for good health care for all, LoBiondo wants to destroy the "Obamacare" health care system, with no feasible plans to replace it with anything better.

With the ever-growing challenge to upgrade our infrastructure, LoBiondo obediently looks the other way while his party makes excuses for not funding these necessary improvements.

Democrat Dave Cole, who is running against LoBiondo on Nov. 8, will bring fresh, vigorous and truthful representation to Washington. His keen intelligence and rich experience as a former senior advisor at the White House guarantee that he will be a positive force for restoring our Congress.

If elected, he'll help make America the country that our Constitution truly envisions -- a country that effectively works and cares for her people and for our God-given, beautiful land.

Anthony and Mary Massimini

Woolwich Township

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Events include an appreciation day, lunch, dinner and a Mass

The Millville Army Air Field Museum will hold its 15th annual Veterans Appreciation Day on Saturday, Nov. 5 beginning at 10 a.m. The day will feature ceremonies, static military displays, a canteen lunch and entertainment.

Metro Creative Connection 

A Veterans Day dinner will be held on Nov. 12 at the Nabb-Leslie Post 82, 220 Buck St. in Millville. Social hour begins at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the program at 6 p.m. Dinner includes salad, roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and dessert. Ticket are $10 per person. For reservations, call 856-825-2189 between 2 and 7 p.m. or stop by the Post. Advance reservations (deadline, Nov. 6) are required.

A Veterans Day buffet lunch will be held at Nabb-Leslie Post 82, 220 Buck St. in Millville on Nov. 13 beginning at 1 p.m. All veterans are welcome.

The 11th annual Veterans Day Mass honoring all living and deceased members of the United States military will be held at The Parish of All Saints St. Mary Magdalen Church on Buck Street in Millville. The Mass is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11. All veterans, family and friends are welcome.

Volunteers go door-to-door offering fire safety information

The Bridgeton Home Fire Campaign began Oct. 18 at the De Edwin Hursey Recreation Center at 8:30 a.m. and continued throughout the day.

Together with volunteer teams from the Bridgeton Fire Department, mayor's office and Police Department, volunteers went door to door providing home fire safety visits, creating family fire escape plans and installing smoke alarms where needed.

Volunteers pose for a photo at the De Edwin Hursey Recreation Center before going door-to-door with ladders, smoke alarms, drills, supply buckets and fire safety information. Submitted photo 

The successful event provided nearly 150 installed smoke alarms with over 12,500 installed statewide since the program began in October 2014.

This item submitted by Laura Steinmetz, American Red Cross.

The event will be held Oct. 26 at the Greenview Inn at Eastlyn Golf Course

VINELAND -- Main Street Vineland's signature fundraising event, its A Taste of Vineland and Volunteer Recognition Event, will return on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Greenview Inn at Eastlyn Golf Course. 4049 Italia Ave., Vineland.

The major sponsor for this event, now in its sixth year, is Century Savings Bank.

Vineland's finest restaurants will be offering a vast array of delicious foods -- main courses, appetizers, and desserts -- at this event, which will also include live music by local singer/songwriter Matt Adams, a fabulous silent auction, and much more.

Main Street Vineland will also recognize those of its volunteers who have contributed greatly to the work of the organization. Sarah Bradway Johnson, chairperson of the Millennial Advisory Board, and Maryam Nassiri, chairperson of the Design Team, will receive Main Street Vineland's "Volunteer of the Year" Award. Johnson is being recognized for his leadership role in getting millennials involved in Main Street Vineland activities and her work in other projects. Nassiri is being recognized for her years of dedication to Main Street Vineland and her tireless work in downtown beautification.

Tickets are $40 and are on sale now, and proceeds will go toward downtown beautification, business recruitment and development, and events. "The value of this great event will have a large, visible impact on our downtown and the important part our downtown plays in our city," said Main Street Vineland Executive Director Russell Swanson.

Additional sponsorship opportunities are currently available and ad space is available in the event program book. A limited number of spaces are also available for restaurants that would like to be part of this event. 

Tickets can be obtained online by going to the event link on the Main Street Vineland website www.mainstreetvineland.org. A limited number of tickets are available at the Main Street Vineland office. Call their office at 856-794-8653 for more details.

For more information on this and other Main Street Vineland activities, call their office, visit their website, or visit them on Facebook. All Main Street Vineland events are subject to change without notice.

This item submitted by Samuel Levy for Main Street Vineland.

Newsletter verifies story 60 years later

I'm still a big fan of high school football even though, in my advancing years, I seldom go any more. My favorite story is almost 100 years old and involves my dad, who was a much better schoolboy athlete than I and was particularly adept in football, a sport I never played.

Bob Shryock | For NJ.com 

In high school, dad was a two-way player who starred at running back and defensive back, and, according to the oldtimers in town, was most adept as a speedy, hard-hitting DB. He was small, even by standards a century ago, but made backs pay with his ferocious hitting.

On Thanksgiving, dad's Waynesboro High School team traditionally faced arch-rival Chambersburg, and usually lost. But not Thanksgiving 1925. It's one for the ages and dad was right in the thick of things with a game-winning play that, even for 1925, defies believability.

I've told this story so frequently I've wondered sometimes if it ever happened. But absolute verification came 60 years later in the Franklin County, Pennsylvania historical newsletter sent me from boyhood friend Bill Weagly.

Waynesboro upset Chambersburg that day, 12-9. But the story is how it happened. Bill Stoner, a Chambersburg player, remembered all the pertinent facts in his ancient newsletter piece.

"At 10 a.m., nearly 2,000 people lined the gridiron at Henninger Field to see the battle," Stoner reported. In his review of that notorious game, it was largely a defensive struggle.

"As the clock wound down to 40 seconds to play, Chambersburg leading 9-6 and in possession of the ball at their own 20-yard line, nearly everyone watching was convinced this would be the final score."

It must have been the genesis of the chant, "TAKE A KNEE."

"The fates had something else in mind. Chambersburg had a secret play it had not used previously that day. Everyone, including our coach Ralph Shockey, was expecting Chambersburg to hold onto the ball  and let clock run out.

"But Cuz Osterman took a handoff and ran as though he would sweep around right end. He stopped in his tracks and made a little two-handed toss to T.J. Lesher, still back on the line of scrimmage,

"Lesher then threw a low, hurried pass in the direction of Buzz Peters, who was already downfield and on his way to the goal.

"But there was a flash of white as a Waynesboro player, Bib Shryock, running at top speed, intercepted the ball chest-high and galloped across our goal line.

Fans went bonkers. Waynesboro became an improbable winner, 12-9.

Stoner wrote, "to this day, I believe there was a deadly fascination to use a secret play and end the season in a spectacular blaze of glory.

"The Waynesboro folks went home ecstatic in victory to enjoy their turkey feasts. But for the Chambersburg fans, turkey was the last thing they wanted to think about."

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This is one of four WJFL polls.

This is one of four WJFL polls.

Deadline Oct. 19 to sign up to make your own scarf using classic marbling technique

Third Star Fibre Artists Guild is celebrating the guild's 40th anniversary with a Fall Fiber Celebration Open House on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Ware Agriculture Building at 51 Cheney Road in Woodstown. Enjoy the creative talents of the guild members as they showcase items members have made. There will be a Power Point of the history of the guild and you will get the chance to make your own scarf using a classic marbling technique called Ebru or Turkish marbling.

Under the direction of Richard Aldorasi and Betsy Fox Lamb, you will make a 15-by-72-inch scarf. You will choose from a wide variety of colors. In the process, liquid paints are placed on top of a thickened transparent fluid bath, creating a unique color palette, which can then be manipulated to create an endless array of designs. This is done using combs, rakes and hand held styluses. Beautiful patterns and various other effects are created by drawing through a second application of paint that is placed directly on top of the first. Finally, a single print of the composed design is transferred to paper or silk.

The silk scarves are $35 each and make wonderful gifts. Also remember that since the scarves are prints with paint instead of dyes, the colors will never fade, run or wash out.

This is not a workshop where you stay the whole time. Instead, you will come and make your scarf and then you can leave. The scarf will take approximately 10 to 15 minutes to make. Of course, you are welcome to stay and watch as long as you want and see how other people's scarves turn out.

To register to make a scarf or scarves, please contact Annette Devitt by Wednesday, Oct. 19. You can either email (jhbatv@comcast.net) or call 856-299-0236. When you register, leave your name, contact information (phone or email address), the number of scarves you would like to make, and approximately what time you want to come on Oct. 22.

More details about the art of Ebru can be found at the following links. View Richard's PBS special "Ebru World Arts", a WHYY Experience: ebru'richsilk designs at ebrurichsilkdesigns.com and createyourownsilkscarf.com

During the days of Oct. 22-23 there will be a weaving and spinning workshop. If you are interested in the workshops, also contact Annette Devitt.

This weekend event is funded in part through a grant from the Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association. http://mafafiber.org/.

This item submitted by Annette Devitt for Third Star Fibre Artists Guild.

The incident took place late Sunday morning near Park Lane and Park Avenue in Vineland, police said.

VINELAND -- A city man was arrested after allegedly trying to get rid of suspected drugs during a motor vehicle stop, authorities said.

A Vineland man has been arrested on drug, other charges. (File Photo) 

Vyachesla Broshchan, 29, of Jesse Road was charged with resisting arrest, possession of heroin and tampering with evidence, according to police.

During a motor vehicle stop at Park Lane and Park Avenue on Sunday at 11:50 a.m., Broshchan allegedly attempted to discard what police described as a brown powder suspected to be heroin by tossing it out of the vehicle's window, according to a release from the Vineland Police Department.

Broshchan was arrested after allegedly "resisting officers' attempt to prevent him from destroying evidence," authorities said.

Police did not say in a release whether Broshchan was the driver of the vehicle or a passenger.

After he was charged, his bail was set at $15,000 and he was turned over to the Cumberland County Jail, Bridgeton.

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Brian McBride chooses candidates for several township offices.

To the Editor:

For as long as I can remember, Washington Township has been a political hotbed for local elections. These elections become popularity contests that lack any relation to the candidates' experience or qualifications. 

The time to change this is now, and it could not be more critical. In the June primary, the Democrats and their leadership voted out Mayor Barbara Wallace. They denied her the nomination simply because she would not toe the party line, even though she is a distinguished public servant with considerable experience. 

Her Democrat replacement on the Nov. 8 ballot, Joann Gattinelli, lacks the  qualifications to serve as chief executive of our town. The Republican, Joseph Micucci, is an honorable former law-enforcement officer who also lacks experience to be our leader.

The only candidate for mayor with the experience, vision and willingness to listen to voters' perspectives is independent Giancarlo D'Orazio. He is the only candidate with a plan to lead our government and produce fiscal responsibility.

The same level of experience is required of Nov. 8 candidates for the township council and the school board. For the council, Democrat Shawnequa Carvalho-Dawson and Republican Dana Pasqaulone are the most experienced candidates with appropriate skill sets for the two seats at stake. Among six candidates seeking three school board seats, only Tiffany Orihel and Sudipta Bardhan have educational credentials necessary to manage a school district of college-graduate educators. 

For a township that calls itself "a premier community," we deserve the best elected officials who are not content with doing the minimum amount of work necessary as officeholders. I urge everyone to vote for the candidates listed above.

 Brian McBride

 Washington Township

Westville pays more if water is privatized

To the Editor:

As the Times' Oct. 18 editorial ("Can towns sell utilities without getting soaked?") notes, Westville residents will vote on whether to sell their municipal water system to a private entity for $8.4 million. But the sale price is hardly the most important factor.

The advocacy group Food & Water Watch was cited in the editorial. Our research on water system privatization finds that while these transactions might provide short-term revenue for stressed municipalities, the negative consequences last much longer. Residents pay more for water service from private corporations -- an average of $230 more a year in New Jersey -- and often see a decline in quality of  customer service. Worse, residents lose local control over an essential service indefinitely.

Westville voters  will be asked Nov. 8 whether or not the sale price is a good deal. Some will inevitably conclude that getting $8.4 million sounds better than nothing. But the private company that buys the system will get that money back with profit, on top of whatever it spends to make repairs and the costs associated with financing the purchase. 

Ratepayers will be the ones to foot those bills for many years to come.

Lena Smith

South Jersey Regional Organizer

Food & Water Watch

Philadelphia 

Praise Sweeney on college affordability

To the Editor:

As everybody knows, the cost of college is increasingly out of reach for most middle-class families. Students are graduating with suffocating debt and finding it difficult to obtain a decent-paying job, let alone one that can pay for student loans in addition to rent or a mortgage. I have friends who are not able to move out of their parents' house because they just cannot afford it.

This is a huge problem that needs to be addressed at every level. I specifically give credit to state Senate President Stephen Sweeney for the work he has been doing to fix this. 

Sweeney sponsored legislation that created the state College Affordability Study Commission, which brought together education experts to study the issue and offer recommendations to incorporate into legislation. He also made a great choice in Rowan College at Gloucester County President Fred Keating as the chair the commission, because Keating has personally implemented programs at the college to reduce the financial burden for students. 

This is absolutely the direction we need to move in and I thank Sweeney, Keating, and everyone else who is taking this issue seriously and making a real effort to make education affordable.

Shaina Kolman

Turnersville 

No whining from Subaru

To the Editor:

Subaru of America executives are whining because some of its Pennsylvania-resident employees who work in its New Jersey facilities will have to pay more in state income taxes. This is because Gov. Chris Christie has ended a reciprocal commuter tax agreement between the two states.

Give me a break!

Subaru received a cool $118 million in tax credits -- I think of them as legal bribes -- from the state Economic Development Authority simply to move an expanded headquarters from Cherry Hill to Camden.

Let them try and sucker some other taxpayers into picking up their load.

I don't think they'll find a lot of takers.

Carol Rhodes

Barnsboro

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The robbery occurred on Bank Street in Bridgeton.

BRIDGETON -- A man was robbed at gunpoint and beaten with a baseball bat while walking home from a church, police said.

Police were dispatched Tuesday at 8:47 p.m. to the 200 block of Bank Street for the armed robbery. The injured man was taken to Inspira Medical Center Vineland for a three-inch cut to the back of his head from the baseball bat.

According to police, the man was walking home from Immaculate Conception Church when two men emerged from an alleyway near 274 Bank St. One of the men was armed with a handgun, the other with a small aluminum baseball bat.

Bridgeton bakery robbed by 2 men at gunpoint

One of the robbers pointed a handgun at the man and threatened to shoot him if he didn't give up his wallet, money or phone. As the man attempted to run away, he was struck in the head by a baseball bat.

Police describe both robbers as being 5-foot-9-inches tall and skinny. They wore black pants, black hooded sweatshirts and facemasks. 

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact Bridgeton Police Department by calling 856-451-0033 or submitting information anonymously through the department's Tip411 service.

At Mt. Zion Baptist Church, a longtime dream was realized Wednesday when a new steeple was raised.

SALEM -- For The Rev. Awood A. Jones and his congregation, Wednesday is a day they will long remember.

After a new steeple was hoisted to the top of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Jones was lifted in a crane bucket to the top where he helped install the gold-plated cross.

"What an experience," said Jones, who has been pastor of Mt. Zion on Grieves Parkway for nearly seven years.

Once it was in place, Jones then anointed the cross.

He described it as "a beacon of hope."  "Not only for our congregation, but everybody in the community."

Among the Mt. Zion congregation members on the ground watching the installation on the unseasonably warm fall day was church secretary Marsha Gresham.

"I don't know how to put it in words," she said of witnessing the steeple being raised.

" ... we hit so many lumps and bumps, to see all of our work and all of our prayers come together is a sight to behold. "

Mt. Zion was founded in 1877 in Salem City and had different homes before moving to Grieves Parkway.

Jones said it was four years ago that he had the vision to add the steeple to the church. Blueprints found in the building showed that when it was built in the early 1990s, a steeple had been planned, but no one is sure why it was never put in place.

Overdue recognition for soldiers in church cemetery

In addition to the steeple -- which includes a carillon that will play on the our and quarter hour -- the church is undergoing other "restorations" including new stained-glass windows in the foyer and over the pulpit.

"We thank God for how he has provided for us for this vision," Jones said.

As the construction crew from Campbellsville Industries in Campbellsville, Kentucky, arrived to install the steeple, so did members of Mt. Zion's congregation.

About 75 gathered for prayer, song and readings from Scripture.

Before placing the 40-foot steeple on top of the building, the construction crew allowed church members to write passages from the Scriptures inside parts of the steeple and add their names and the date to their messages.

Jones also praised the construction crew from the company which specializes in work such as steeple-raisings.

The pastor said this was a great day for Mt. Zion and the local community.

"It was such a privilege and honor to be part of such a momentous occasion. This is history, not only for us, but for generations to come."

From 2014 to 2016, four people have died at Cumberland County Jail in apparent suicides.

BRIDGETON -- Four families who have had someone die in the Cumberland County Jail in apparent suicides are now requesting that its warden resign from his post and an investigation be conducted into the jail.

A letter from the families was sent to the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders, stating that Warden Bob Balicki must be removed due to the deaths and to avoid future deaths. The families have also filed a lawsuit against the county. 

The Cumberland County Jail, in Bridgeton. (Times file photo)South Jersey Times file photo 

The most recent federal lawsuit was filed on Oct. 5 over the death of Jon Watson earlier this year. Lawsuits were also filed over the deaths of Alissa Allen, Robert Lewis and David Hennis -- who all died in the jail between 2014 and 2016.

Balicki and freeholder Director Joseph Derella declined to comment when reached by phone Wednesday afternoon. They directed any questions to solicitor Ted Baker, who did not return a request for comment.

The letter is dated Oct. 11 and comes from the law office of Philadelphia-based attorney Conrad Benedetto. Benedetto writes on behalf of the estates of Alissa Allen, Robert Lewis, David Hennis and Jon Watson -- all of whom were found hanging in the Cumberland County Jail in apparent suicides over the past couple years.

In addition to the warden's resignation, the families ask for a review of jail policies involving the mental health screenings of inmates and an investigation into the four deaths by the New Jersey State Attorney General's Office and the United States Justice Department.

"We trust you have the highest concern in getting to the source of the problems resulting in these four deaths of otherwise healthy individuals," the letter states.

Hennis, 31, of Vineland, was arrested on July 22, 2014, for violating a court order, aggravated assault and weapons charges. He was taken to the jail infirmary after banging his head against his cell door and then later found hanging in the infirmary holding cell.

21 arrested in alleged gun, drug ring bust

Allen, 24, of Millville, was arrested on March 22, 2015, after a traffic stop for an outstanding warrant, drug possession and for not wearing a seatbelt. She was held in the jail in lieu of $728 bail and was found the next morning hanging in her cell.

Lewis was arrested on Oct. 26, 2015, for robbery and was found a few days later hanging in the showers at the jail.

Watson, 43, of Bridgeton, was being held in Cumberland County Jail on charges of eluding police, resisting arrest and driving while suspended. On June 3, he was just returned to his cell after appearing in Cumberland County Superior Court and then found unresponsive in his cell around noon. He was pronounced dead at 12:30 p.m.

It's that time of year again!

When I was a boy, some children wore homemade Halloween costumes while others wore the store-bought variety - just like kids today.

In my house, my parents believed we shouldn't pay for something that we could make ourselves. That thrifty -- and, I think, admirable attitude -- sent me into the neighborhood to collect candy wearing a hobo costume made from old clothes and a burnt-cork beard and the classic Charlie Brown-like bedsheet ghost, to name just two.

My sister was a homemade pumpkin one year; it was a gorgeous costume my mom carefully sewed. And to fill it out, she stuffed it with newspapers. Now imagine the little girl walking around with three feet of newspaper insulation on all sides. A hot time on Halloween, for sure.

Rats! I could've been Ringo Starr with rotten teeth!courtesy of metv.com 

For other kids, the desire to dress like Batman (or Snow White, or Spiderman or Wonder Woman) was worth begging and pleading with mom to purchase a store-bought costume; a costume that featured a sweatbox of a plastic mask held in place by an ear-cutting rubber band.

Either way, kids were discharged into the neighborhoods in the hopes of filling pillowcases full of treats.

MORE: Vintage photos around New Jersey

Here's a gallery of vintage photos from New Jersey showing the variety and creativity of costume wearers and makers in the state through the years; some are celebrating Halloween while others had another occasion to don a costume. Be sure to have captions enabled to read all about these classic photos.

Can't get enough? Click here for last year's gallery.

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Newcomb Hospital has been closed since 2004. The land is to be developed.

VINELAND -- Demolition is under way on the old Newcomb Hospital building in Vineland.

The hospital on East Chestnut Avenue closed in 2004 when its owner, now known as Inspira, opened its new Regional Medical Center nearby in Vineland.

The property was later bought by a developer.

The demolition work at the site began earlier this week and there is still much to do to bring down the complex of buildings that now form the hospital complex.

Inspira planning new South Jersey Hospital

Newcomb Hospital was built in 1924 and named after Leverett Newcomb, a Vineland attorney who donated money for a modern hospital for his community.

According to Inspira officials, all services provided at its nearby Sidney Brody Medical Arts Building on East Chestnut Avenue in Vineland will continue to operate on their regular schedules during and after the demolition of the Newcomb Hospital building.

Here's a roundup of recent home sales in Cumberland, Salem and Gloucester counties.

South Jersey Times 

ALLOWAY TWP.

-- Alloway-Aldine Road, Julia Kardos Acevedo to Nicholas Gagliardi for $90,000.

BRIDGETON

-- 503 Manheim Ave., Nancy G. Rehmann to Juan C. Jimenez for $46,000.

-- 207 E. Commerce St., James H. and Linda W. Raively Jr. to Carlos Angel and Yara Ortiz for $220,000.

-- 28 Logan St., Guillermo and Jane Sanchez to Mary Joann Wilks for $143,000.

-- 45 S. Laurel St., Harriet Bush by executor to El Chapulin LLC for $30,000.

CARNEYS POINT TWP.

-- 609 Cedar Crest Dr., Joseph M. Lackey Jr. and Kevin Williams and Caitlin O'Brien for $140,000.

CLAYTON

-- 315 Erie Ave., Wells Fargo Bank to G. Sawyer LLC for $56,000.

DEERFIELD TWP.

-- 579 Mulberry St., Fannie Mae to Christian Omar Perez for $42,000.

DEPTFORD TWP.

-- 611 Vassar Road, Curtis J. and Helen F. Rickert to Dominic R. Depasquale and Chelsea V. D'Aiutolo for $169,000.

EAST GREENWICH TWP.

-- 31 Quaker Road, C & S Ventures LLC to Kenneth E. and Deborah A. O'Donnell for $235,000.

ELMER

-- 311 State St., Gary M. and Janis Watkins to Nicholas and Kathryn A. Rogan for $199,000.

FAIRFIELD TWP.

-- Westcott Station Road, Geoffrey and Margo Garrison Darby to NLT Community Development Corp for $100,000.

-- 216 and 280 Ramah Road, Boss Arthur LLC to Fairton Oaks Village LLC for $1,100,000.

-- 29 Coombs Dr., Leon Davis Sr. and Shawn A. Mills to Belita Davis for $85,000.

GLASSBORO

-- 64 Pintail Dr., Lois W. Taylor and John C. and Margaret M. Smith for $247,500.

HARRISON TWP.

-- 118 Alexa Way, Vertex Properties LLC to Pasqualino and Carmella Staffa for $495,000.

MANTUA TWP.

-- 1041 Tristram Circle, Scott Bicking, by attorney to Brian J. Guzick for $85,000.

MAURICE RIVER TWP.

-- 5246 Route 49, Jacob Leifer to Jeffery J. Hall and Jeffery William Hall for $42,500.

MILLVILLE

-- 703 Cooper St., Marc E. and Mollie Levitt to John B. Redden Jr. for $69,000.

-- 58 Cottage St., Jason T. Schaeffer and Schaeffer Land LLC to Minerva and Willfredo Ubarry for $227,982.

-- 1008 Pleasant Dr., K & L Real Estate LLC and Kevin Reed to Melissa Fiedler for $140,000.

-- 2507 Cedar St., Nationstar Mortgage LLC by attorney to William Myers for $50,500.

-- 38 Washington Ave., HCB Property Holdings LLC to Edward T. and Meredith M. Harvey for $50,000.

-- 1101 Wheaton Ave. Unit 1, Millville Investment Group LLC and Kenneth F. Pustizzi to Friends of Millville Public Charter School for $5,500,000.

-- 1720 Conventry Way, Housing and Urban Development to Anthony Houser for $25,000.

-- 1720 Conventry Way, Anthony Houser to ADR Properties 12 LLP for $28,500.

Deerfield property sells for $325K

MONROE TWP.

-- 455 Longfellow Dr., Primo Investments LLC to Michael C. Kelly and Kerrie L. Dibease for $182,000.

OLDMANS TWP.

-- Railroad Ave., Hilary L. Salyards to Glenn E. Maxwell, Glenn E. Maxwell II, Linda Maxwell, Luke B. Maxwell and Grace E. Oliver for $20,000.

PENNS GROVE

-- 7 Walnut St., Fannie Mae to James and Jennie Payne for $25,900.

PENNSVILLE TWP.

-- 48 Main St., SABR Mortgage Loan 2008-1 REO Subsidiary-1 LLC to Dth Reo Inc. for $5,491.

-- 14 Nottingham Road, Barbara M. Humphreys, executrix, to John Rambo for $10,000.

-- 8 Dunlap Ave., Garry T. and Claudette D. Pritt to John H. Pszenny and Angela M. Force and William M. Pszenny for $152,500.

-- Orchard Ave., Birchmire Self Storage LLC to Sentinel Self Storage LLC for $533,500.

-- 141 Harvard Road, Alan Investments III LLC to Silinda Ann Cronin for $18,000.

PILESGROVE TWP.

-- 30 Birch Lane, James M. and Deborah A. Torrico to Ryan J. and Caitlin Browning for $370,000.

PITMAN

-- 24 S. Summit Ave., Joseph and kate Hodges to Brandon George and Aja R. Bardowsky for $213,500.

PITTSGROVE TWP.

-- 7 Harvest Dr., Donald and Stephanie Cromley to Gary and Janis Watkins for $539,000.

UPPER DEERFIELD TWP.

-- 11 Pleasant Dr., Douglas and Lisa Saverine to Lynn D. Chaplin Jr. and Robert B. Montgomery for $166,000.

-- 205 Old Deerfield Pike, J & K Total Construction LLC and Joseph Lang to Candace M. Scott for $128,000.

UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP.

-- Route 40, Paul Alfonso Devivo to Groundhog Land Company LLC for $55,800.

VINELAND

-- 727 E. Grape St., BCAP LLC Trust 2007-AA3 & C by trust to Hector M. Acevedo for $101,000.

-- 584 W. Grant Ave., Patricia A. and Phillip M. Gellweiler to Delia Ester Santos for $59,000.

-- 1867 Roosevelt Blvd., Fannie Mae to Brandon R. Elliot for $180,000.

-- 5602 Snyder Ave., Lydia E. and Virgilio S. Rodriguez Sr. to Emanuel Acosta for $133,000.

-- 2167 Franklin Dr., Christie L. and Mark A. Mesiano to Allen C. and Lois Ann Anderson II for $179,000.

-- 1068 Elizabeth Dr., Diane B. and George F. McDaniels to Lawrence F. Gruver Jr., Joann Hutson and Nance Iturbe for $175,000.

-- 1209 N. West Ave., Daniel J. Avena Jr. and Robert I. Avena to Darian Avena for $110,000.

-- 515 Birch St., Lorraine C. Burrell to Ivette and Jonathan Cruz for $55,000.

WASHINGTON TWP.

-- 40 Grandview Place, Clara E. Demarco by attorney to Ronald and Maria Troilo for $230,000.

-- 13 Austin Road, Ricardo M. Correa and Khristine D. Ronsayro to Timothy and Megan Shaub for $265,000.

WOODBURY

-- 94 N. Woodland Ave., Maria Lisa Cirone to Rochelle A. Fernando for $155,000.

-- 373 Hedrickson Ave., Isabel Potter and Ariel Caban Beltran to Barbara Carter for $143,000.

-- 208 S. Davis St., U.S. Bank Trust to Jeraldo Fuentes for $29,900.

WOODSTOWN

-- 40 Marlton Road, Francis K. and Brenda L. Walker to Katelynn C. and Eric M. Morlino for $226,000.

-- 19 Auburn St., Bayview Loan Servicing LLC to Crystal Both for $65,900.

WOOLWICH TWP.

-- 109 Nottingham Way, Alan E. and Anastasia S. Hartman to Dale E. and Alexis M. Martin for $430,000.

-- 264 Windsor Dr., Christine A. McGraw to Lawrence C. and Christina M. Masino III for $280,000.

South Jersey Times may be reached at sjnews@njadvancemedia.com. Follow us on Twitter @theSJTimes. Find the South Jersey Times on Facebook.

The column that welcomes to the world Gavin Joseph Schemelia

The column that welcomes to the world Gavin Joseph Schemelia

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Good morning!

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Wondering what time trick or treating is in your town on Halloween? Everyone but Vineland has theirs scheduled from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Vineland, no doubt because it always needs to set itself apart, has theirs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Don E. Woods | For NJ.com 

Dear kids who read newspaper columns, here's a heads up from the good old BEN. Get an extra hour of candy grabbing by heading over to Vineland.

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I'm debating handing out candy this year. The good news is, if we don't get a lot of trick or treaters, I'll have plenty of candy leftover for myself. The bad news is, if we don't get a lot of trick or treaters, I'll have plenty of candy leftover for myself.

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Miss a Millville City Commission meeting? Now you can catch it on YouTube. The streams and videos can be found under Michael Mcdowell's profile.

If you check the latest meeting video you can see the discussion about ShotSpotter.

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"I would like to thank everyone for the support and continuing to support me on Shotspotter this past year. It has been a long and exhausting fight and after last nights meeting, hopefully it was a big step forward to make it become a reality for the city. The next fight is going to be just as hard and we need to keep pushing forward."

- Timothy Carty

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Just like my mother always says, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

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The Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter's annual Walk to End Alzheimer's is scheduled for Saturday at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Check in is at 8 a.m., the Promise Garden Ceremony is at 9 a.m. and the walk is at 9:30 a.m.

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"Every 66 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's, a degenerative brain disease that is the most common form of dementia. It is also the only one of the nation's top 10 causes of death that has no cure, cannot be prevented or even slowed.

"As many as 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer's, including an estimated 200,000 younger than 65, living with Younger-Onset Alzheimer's.

"The disease is the nation's most expensive-projected to cost the U.S. as much as $236 billion in 2016. Without a major medical breakthrough, the Alzheimer's Association expects these costs will increase more than 400 percent and the number of Americans with Alzheimer's will nearly triple by 2050.

"The dollars Walk to End Alzheimer's teams and individual walkers raise or donate will help fund Alzheimer's research and the free programs and services the Alzheimer's Association Delaware Valley Chapter offers to the estimated 85,000 South Jersey residents who are living with Alzheimer's or a related disorder and their families. The chapter anticipates the Walk will raise at least $60,000."

- Alzheimer's Association

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If you can indulge me for a second, I'd like to get personal for a second. My grandmother, who lived with us and who I saw every day of my childhood, had Alzheimer's. In real time from a young age I got to see in real time how terrible of a disease it is and how someone who helped raise me got to the point where she didn't even know my name.

It's not something I would wish upon my worst enemy.

If you are dealing with a loved one who has Alzheimer's and want to share your story -- send them to me at dwoods@njadvancemedia.com. We can all share them together and maybe see how none of us are alone in this.

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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where none of us are alone

Here are the trick-or-treat hours for Cumberland County

Cumberland County towns set trick-or-treating hours for Halloween this year.

Bridgeton - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Commercial Township - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Deerfield Township - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Downe Township - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Fairfield Township - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Greenwich Township - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Hopewell Township - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Lawrence Township - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Maurice Township - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Millville - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Shiloh - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Stow Creek Township - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Upper Deerfield Township - Oct. 31 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Vineland - Oct. 31 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The accident took place shortly before 7 p.m. on Hogbin Road. When rescue crews arrived, the vehicle and the tree it hit were in flames.

MILLVILLE -- A crash Wednesday night left one person dead after the vehicle they were driving struck a tree and apparently burst into flames, authorities said.

A single-vehicle crash left one man dead in Millville. (File Photo) 

The single-vehicle accident was reported around 6:52 p.m. in the 400 block of Hogbin Road, according to Millville Rescue Squad Chief John Redden.

The vehicle struck a tree and when fire and rescue crews arrived, both were "heavily involved" in fire, according to Millville Fire Chief Mike Lippincott.

The driver, age 32, was trapped inside the 2005 Saturn Ion.

After the fire was extinguished, a medical examiner pronounced the unidentified male dead at the scene, Redden said.

Tractor-trailer overturns on pickup, kills man

The accident took place on Hogbin Road between Buckshutem and Fairton roads. The driver was reported have been traveling northbound at the time of the crash.

The area was closed off to traffic during the investigators, Lippincott said.

The fire company provided lighting for the investigators who remained on the scene for about five hours.

Cumberland County Fire Police aided at the scene with traffic control, authorities said.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Millville Police Lt. Ross Hoffman said authorities are not releasing the victim's identity at this time.

He said anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who has information on the accident is asked to contact Traffic Unit Officer Thompson at 856-825-7010 Ext. 7624.

The Cumberland Insurance Group's Heart Walk team raises a total of $ 3,717.98

BRIDGETON -- The Cumberland Insurance Group's Heart Walk team was recently presented the Top New Team award by the Southern New Jersey American Heart Association.

Cumberland employees participated in a variety of fundraising events throughout the months prior to the event raising a total of $ 3,717.98.

The employees who organized and participated in the Heart Walk included Sistine Krupa, Noel Young, Lindsay Carman, Jean Metcalf, Stephanie McAllister, Matthew Beyel, Maggie Sheppard, Diane Crispin, and Cheri Barton.

Laurie LaTorre, human resources director at Cumberland Insurance Group explains that "giving back to the community that we work and live in is immensely important.  Cumberland recognizes the huge significance of the American Heart Association and we are honored to receive this award. Our employees look forward to returning to the event next year and striving to break our donation record."

This item submitted by Maggie Sheppard for Cumberland Insurance Group.