Around Our Towns

RCSJ presents Fall 2025 Athletes of the Season awards

Courtesy of Rowan College of South Jersey Cross Country runner Laney Vecchio (left), the NJCAA Division III national champion, and Alphiwe Ngcobo, star of the men’s soccer team, display their...

Data shows seat belt use on rise

The New Jersey’s seat belt usage rate has risen significantly following the state-wide Click It or Ticket ...

‘Not just a spectacle’

Albert J. Countryman, Jr./The Sun Severely overgrown through decades of neglect and hidden behind the Super Walmart along the...

Dear 2026

On New Year's Day 1776, the Revolutionary War was not going well for Gen. George Washington and the...

Historic Benjamin Cooper Tavern gets new look

After a nearly 300-year history as a bar, hotel, shipbuilding company headquarters and boarding house, the Benjamin Cooper...

Steps to home heating safety

As cooler weather arrives, the American Red Cross urges families to heat their homes safely. Home fires account for most of the 60,000-plus disasters the agency responds to...

Fun fact: County’s strong World Cup ties

On the heels of the FIFA World Cup 2026, Burlington County has provided what it calls fun facts on its social media page. The draw...

NJ Transit wins award for trafficking effort

NJ Transit has won the U.S. Department of Transportation's 2025 Combating Human Trafficking in Transportation Impact Award for a campaign conducted in conjunction with...

Joining forces to feed the hungry

The Food Bank of South Jersey and the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) have named the Meal Recovery Coalition (MRC) - a statewide initiative...

Winter at casinos promises to be a knockout

The first quarter of the new year will bring some big names to Atlantic City and area casinos, including classic-rock deity Rod Stewart; country...

DEA launches fentanyl campaign

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) intensified its fight against the threat of synthetic opioids with the launch in October of Fentanyl Free America,...