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'American Idol' Tour Coming to Atlantic City

If you're bummed that New Jersey native Elise Testone was eliminated Thursday night on the hit FOX singing competition, "American Idol," don't fret. You can see her in person when the "Idol" tour comes to Atlantic City on Sept. 7. The tour will also ma... »

UPDATED 2X: Six Arrested, Four Injured Following Major Early Morning Fight Outside JD's Pub

Six people were arrested and four others, including three police officers, were injured, following a large fight outside JD's Pub early Friday morning, April 27, Galloway Police said on Friday. At 1:34 a.m., one officer from the Galloway Township Polic... »

Readers' Choice Winner: Pocket Full of Posies

This week’s Readers’ Choice poll was a true reflection of the way Galloway Township feels about its flower shops: there’s no place like Pocket Full of Posies. With 72 of the 106 votes cast in this week’s poll, Pocket Full of Posies ran away with 67 per... »

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Absegami's Becca Maguire Showing Power at the Plate

Absegami High School softball coach Pat Esemplare compared the home run race between his No. 3 and No. 4 hitters to the one Major Leaguers Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa had in 1998. Kelly Lupton and Becca Maguire had no idea what their coach was talking ... »

What do you Want to See Put on the Lenox China Property?

The subject of development was broached once again during the Galloway Township Council meeting on Tuesday night, April 24. Deputy Mayor Tony Coppola spoke about the Route 30 corridor and the abandoned Lenox China property. He reiterated his comments m... »

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Senior Center Set For Mid-May Opening, Township Manager Says

Galloway Township Manager Arch Liston expects the Senior Center on Route 30 to open in May. “The floor is complete,” Liston said during the council meeting Tuesday night, April 24 at the municipal complex. He expects a lot of work to be done next week.... »

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Moment of Prayer to be Held in Front of Post Office May 3

This year's National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 3. It is held annually on the first Thursday of May, and has been since its inception in 1952, when it was created by a joint resolution of Congress and signed into law by President Harry Truman. On N... »

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Atlantic City Man Guilty of Murder in Taj Mahal Carjacking Case

An Atlantic City man charged with the carjacking, kidnapping and eventual murder of a North Bergen man from the Trump Taj Mahal parking garage in 2010 was found guilty on all but one count, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel said Thursday afternoon,... »

Five Things You May Have Missed in Galloway Township This Week

1.     Following meetings with Sen. Christopher Connors, Atlantic County Freeholder Nelson Albano and representatives from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, Mayor Don Purdy stated at Tuesday night’s council meeting that there will be a public hearing ... »

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Galloway Superintendent Explains Changes as District Moves Beyond NCLB

Following the federal government’s decision to grant New Jersey a release from the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, Galloway Township Superintendent of Schools Dr. Annette Giaquinto explained there would be new guidelines to evaluate students and teach... »

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Galloway Council Honors Spelling Bee Champion

Roland Rogers Elementary School student Ebose Eigbe is on his way to Washington D.C., where he will be competing in the National Spelling Bee, the weekend of May 25-27. He earned the right to compete at the event after winning the Regional Spelling Bee... »

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Get Out

It’s Thursday, and you have no idea what you’ll do for the weekend. Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check out our picks. 1. Art At Night-Movie Night - An Alice Inspired Film When/Where: Today, ... »

Tom Bassford Still a Resident, Able to Serve on Council, Superintendent of Elections Finds

Tom Bassford legally resides in Galloway Township, and can therefore continue to serve as a member of Galloway Council, Atlantic County Superintendent of Elections John Mooney has determined and stated in a letter to Bassford dated Jan. 13, 2012. The l... »

Clerk, Judge Appointed at Tuesday's Council Meeting

A little over one month after she was named Acting Deputy Clerk, Thalia C. Kay was officially appointed Township Clerk for Galloway at the council meeting Tuesday night, April 24. Kay, of Absecon, will earn $75,000 a year and she will not receive benef... »

Former Township Clerk Files Third Tort Claim Notice Against Galloway

Former Galloway Township Clerk Lisa Tilton filed a third tort claim notice against the township late last week, this time naming the township, Solicitor Michael Blee and Acting Deputy Clerk Thalia C. Kay specifically, while not naming a dollar amount. ... »

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