Tag Archives: Pennsauken
Road Work to Cause Closure in Pennsauken
PSE&G will be installing a new gas main on Park Avenue in Pennsauken from Tuesday, Feb. 22, to Friday, March 11. There will be a full road closure of Park Avenue either between Finlaw and Union avenues, between Cooper and Finlaw avenues, or between Bethel and Cooper avenues for the duration of the project.
Merchantville Pennsauken Little League Registration Almost Over
The deadline for children in Pennsauken and Merchantville to participate in the spring softball and baseball season is rapidly approaching.
Camden County Town Hall Held February 23
U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross, Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli, Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez and Pennsauken Mayor Jessica Rafeh welcomes the public to the first of many in-person town hall meetings in 2022 at the Pennsauken Country Club at 3800 Haddonfield Rd., Pennsauken, on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. Join them for an evening with elected officials from federal, state, and local levels to discuss important topics.
To RSVP and submit questions for the event, visit https://sparkcreative.wufoo.com/forms/town-hall-meeting-registration/
Pennsauken Township Appoints New Animal Control Officer
By Frank Sinatra, AAP Editor
For 2022, Pennsauken Township and its residents are being served by a new animal control officer. New Jersey Animal Control (NJAC) of Medford has been in business for a decade, serving a variety of municipalities in Burlington County, including Mount Laurel, Pemberton, Moorestown, and Cinnaminson. And while Pennsauken is their first contract in Camden County, the staff already have a familiarity with the Township.
Police Seek Public’s Help In Hit And Run
The Pennsauken Township Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle involved in a fatal pedestrian hit and run.
The hit and run occurred this morning, January 15, 2022, at approximately 1:00 a.m., near the intersection of Haddonfield Rd. and Marion Ave.
If you recognize or know the whereabouts of this vehicle, please call 911 or contact Officer Charles Brewer of the Pennsauken Police Department Traffic Division at (856) 488-0080 ext. 2529, cbrewer@pennsaukenpolice.org, or Sgt. Ray Kern at (856) 488-0080 ext. 3301, rkern@pennsaukenpolice.org.
Man Arrested, Charged In Fatal Shooting
Information provided by Camden County Prosecutor’s Office
A man wanted in the fatal shooting of a Pennsauken woman on Jan. 9 has been apprehended, announced Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Pennsauken Police Chief Philip Olivo.
Joshua Johnson, 18, of Camden was captured in Newark, N.J. on Jan. 12 by the U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force. He has been charged with First Degree Murder and other offenses in the death of 62-year-old Darlene Randall in Pennsauken Sunday morning.
Officers responded to the 3700 block of Herbert Avenue at approximately 1:52 a.m. for reports of a home invasion. Upon arrival, they located the victim suffering from a gunshot wound. She succumbed to her injuries a short time later at the hospital.
Johnson was transferred to Camden County where he was processed on the above charges and remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing before the Court.
All persons charged with criminal offenses are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.
South Jersey’s First New Year’s Baby From Pennsauken
The first baby of 2022 in the South Jersey region outside of Philadelphia was born at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital at 12:58 a.m. Saturday morning.
Caden Nguyen Tran – weighing in at 8 pounds, 5 ounces and 20.5 inches long – was born to Linda Nguyen and husband, Vankiet Tran, of Pennsauken. The couple also has a three-year-old daughter, Sofia, at home.
Linda Nguyen is a medical-surgical nurse at the Jefferson New Jersey hospital where she gave birth to little Caden. She thanked her delivering OB/GYN, Kelly Park, DO; nurse midwife, Jennifer Barraclough, CNM; and Labor & Delivery nurses Brigith Abreu, Alena Peterson and Colease Gamble.
“I want to share my appreciation for the awesome doctors, nurses and residents who made this experience so wonderful,” Linda Nguyen said.
Township Committee Reorganization Held January 6
EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to increased cases of COVID-19, several changes have been made to this year’s reorganization meeting, which were not announced until after the January 2022 print edition was published. The article below has the updated to reflect these changes.
The Pennsauken Township Committee will hold its annual reorganization meeting on Thursday, Jan. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pennsauken Country Club, 3800 Haddonfield Rd. Notice of this meeting was advertised in accordance with the “Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act.”
Family Raises Funds For Funeral Expenses Of Hit-And-Run Victim
The family of a Pennsauken woman who tragically died during a hit-and-run on Westfield Ave. has created a GoFundMe campaign to pay for her funeral expenses.
