The News of Salem County

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Good morning Salem County. We are expected to get up to 3"- 4" of snow beginning in the mid to late afternoon until late...
12/26/2025

Good morning Salem County. We are expected to get up to 3"- 4" of snow beginning in the mid to late afternoon until late evening with a high of 34° & low of 32°.

Have a great day!

NOSC file photos in a collage of Finn's Point National Cemetery in Pennsville Twp.

Update: There was a fire in TD Bank at 443 East Broadway in Salem City which, thanks to the efforts of our firefighters,...
12/25/2025

Update: There was a fire in TD Bank at 443 East Broadway in Salem City which, thanks to the efforts of our firefighters, was held to the bank only. No injuries occurred, and the fire was under control at the 1 hour mark.

Thanks to all the responding firefighters and EMS members for their dedication & amazing work to contain then extinguish the fire (especially being it is Christmas Day).

Good morning and Merry Christmas Salem County! Cloudy with a slight chance of rain. High of 47° & low near 25°.Happy hol...
12/25/2025

Good morning and Merry Christmas Salem County! Cloudy with a slight chance of rain. High of 47° & low near 25°.

Happy holidays. Please, be thoughtful with & kind to others especially during this time of year. "Empathy fuels connection." Something our communities could use more of: connection.

"Christmas Scene" NOSC file photo

Good morning Salem County. Sunny with a high near 46° but colder tonight with a low of 29°. Have a wonderful day!Festive...
12/24/2025

Good morning Salem County. Sunny with a high near 46° but colder tonight with a low of 29°. Have a wonderful day!

Festive home in Salem County. NOSC file photo.

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to our weekly engagement list! 🎉Also, thank you to everyone who has enga...
12/23/2025

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to our weekly engagement list! 🎉

Also, thank you to everyone who has engaged with and interacted with our page as we start ramping up our efforts and get our upcoming website worked on. We look forward to continuing to grow along with our communities.

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Good morning Salem County. Grab an umbrella as we are expected to have chances of light rain throughout the day with a h...
12/23/2025

Good morning Salem County. Grab an umbrella as we are expected to have chances of light rain throughout the day with a high near 40° and low of 34°.

News of Salem County file photo taken at the Pennsville Township Historical Society Christmas event several years ago.

Good afternoon, we have received a letter from Ransom Willard, the President of American Legion Ambulance Association. I...
12/22/2025

Good afternoon, we have received a letter from Ransom Willard, the President of American Legion Ambulance Association. It reads as follows:

To the residents of Woodstown and Pilesgrove,

On behalf of the American Legion Ambulance Association, I want to thank our communities for over seventy years of trust, support, and partnership. That support has taken many forms, including volunteer service, financial backing, and a shared commitment to ensuring reliable emergency medical care for our neighbors.

Over the past decade, we worked intentionally to build an EMS system designed to be sustainable, locally rooted, and fiscally responsible. Our goal was to minimize taxpayer burden through shared services while expanding coverage and improving readiness. That effort grew to include nine of Salem County’s fourteen municipalities, with progress underway toward broader County and State collaboration.

It is with genuine disappointment that I share that our organization will no longer be providing 9-1-1 emergency medical services to Woodstown and Pilesgrove effective January 1, 2026. On December 11, the Borough of Woodstown elected to award the contract for these services to an out-of-state provider.
This decision was not driven by a demonstrated inability on our part to provide quality service, nor was it compelled by financial necessity. In fact, the adopted contract will result in a significantly higher cost to taxpayers over the life of the agreement.

After decades of continuous service, including more than sixty years of volunteer operations, it is difficult to reconcile this outcome with the history of partnership we believed existed between the Association and our elected leadership. While we respect the authority of municipal officials to make decisions, it is fair to say that this process and its conclusion were deeply discouraging.

Our commitment to EMS and Salem County does not end here however. The American Legion Ambulance Association will continue to serve where called upon and will remain an active participant in supporting emergency medical services, public safety, and community health throughout the region.

To every volunteer, employee, donor, and resident who stood with us over the years, thank you. It has been an honor to serve.

Respectfully,
Ransom Willard
President, Board of Directors
American Legion Ambulance Association

On behalf of The News of Salem County, we would personally like to thank the organization for all of the blood sweat and tears that have gone into the organization over the years. We thank them for their extensive service to the community both in Woodstown, Pilesgrove and wherever called.

Good morning Salem County. Mostly sunny skies but quite chilly today with a high near 39° and a low of 27° tonight.Pictu...
12/22/2025

Good morning Salem County. Mostly sunny skies but quite chilly today with a high near 39° and a low of 27° tonight.

Pictured is a snow-covered yet familiar site in Pennsville. Photo submitted by Carol Napoleon Hampton.

Good morning Salem County. Partly cloudy and cold day with a high of 45° & low near 23°. Today is officially the 1st day...
12/21/2025

Good morning Salem County. Partly cloudy and cold day with a high of 45° & low near 23°. Today is officially the 1st day of Winter.

Photo of the Old Pittsgrove Presbyterian Church's cemetery with the "Log College" in the background by Zachary Ahl.

26 men who fought in the Revolutionary War are buried there. Among them are Colonel William Shute who was a lieutenant in the French and Indian War as well as a colonel in the Revolutionary War. Shute, also, served at the battle of Quinton's Bridge.

Good morning Salem County. Mostly clear day with a high of 40° & low near 34° with wind speeds up to 12mph.Have a great ...
12/20/2025

Good morning Salem County. Mostly clear day with a high of 40° & low near 34° with wind speeds up to 12mph.

Have a great day!

Alloway Creek tidal marsh in LAC Twp. with the nuclear plant in the background. Photo taken by Zachary Ahl.

Philly Loud and Jersey Proud, Former assemblywoman, local business woman and long time public servant throughout Salem C...
12/19/2025

Philly Loud and Jersey Proud, Former assemblywoman, local business woman and long time public servant throughout Salem County, Bethann Mccarthy Patrick has passed away yesterday at the age of 55. Our thoughts are with the friends and family of Beth during this difficult time.

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