You hear a lot these days about working remotely.

As companies tighten their belts more and more, especially news companies, they find it economical to lose the big, sprawling offices and move into smaller, tighter quarters. This, of course, means less space for employees.

So employees are being asked to work remotely. Some outfits call it hoteling — smaller offices with desk space for drop-ins, only. No old fat guy sitting at a desk filled with weird memorabilia: stuffed piranhas, tiny Cadillacs, skeletons hanging on the bulletin board, a raven perched on the cubicle wall.

AOL was the first I noticed. When they launched their hyper-local operations, they had no offices for the new employees. They were urged to work in the community. This meant in coffee shops and diners, I guess. What it really meant, of course, was the people worked from home.

CAMDEN — Two Camden men were arrested Saturday with a handgun stolen from Glassboro.

Ptl. Kyle Pesce made a vehicle stop at Marlton Pike and Baird Boulevard at about  4 a.m. Saturday, police said, suspecting the driver of being drunk.

WOODBURY — If you go shopping at Barnes & Noble in Deptford on Saturday, Nov. 29, you can help the Woodbury Public Library.

All day, if you use a voucher, which you can download here, The Friends of the Woodbury Public Library will get a donation.

If you’re at the bookstore between 2 and 6 p.m., volunteers from the organization will wrap your in-store purchases — and you might get a chance to win some prizes, sing some holiday songs and join them for story time.

Authors Lois Crooks (The Bird in the Bag) and Julia Chang (Mimi Malloy, At Last), will also be on hand to sign their books.

Oh, and there will be free snacks.

For more information, call 856-845-2611 or go to the library’s website

CAMDEN – A former branch manager for Newfield National Bank in Franklinville,was sentenced Monday, Nov. 24 to 30 months in prison for embezzling $263,864 from the bank.

Season Wengert, 32, of Franklinville, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Robert B. Kugler to an information charging her with one count of bank embezzlement. Judge Kugler imposed the sentence today in Camden federal court.

WOODBURY — A Logan Township man was sentenced Friday, Nov. 21 to a series of four and five year terms In prison for a number of burglaries in three Gloucester County towns in 2012 and 2013.

In one burglary, King-Washington reportedly took a wedding ring that had belonged to the victim’s deceased mother.

The burglaries were in Harrison, Mantua and Woolwich townships.

WEST DEPTFORD TWP. — For years. the West Deptford  D.A.R.E. and PAL programs have been limping along on a Municipal Alliance-funded budget of $4,000 — barely enough to cover the skimpiest of programs.

They managed to run  not only D.A.R.E., but the Junior Police Academy, PAL fishing trips and a helmet safety reward program.

Now, thanks to a township business, the two programs have a new lease on life — and a budget of more than $30,000 to work with.

WOODBURY — A Glassboro man who was arrested on drug charges Nov. 13 in the bathroom of the Glassboro Public Library was denied a request to reduce his $25,000 bail Friday.

Marquise D. Ogawa, 21, was already out on bail and awaiting sentencing for trespass and theft charges, authorities said, when he was arrested for allegedly trying to sell marijuana.

Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Dana Anton said Ogawa’s arrest while on bail demonstrated his propensity for continued criminal activity, said authorities.

GLASSBORO — A 51-year-old Glassboro woman was hit by a vehicle while she was walking on Delsea Drive near Bristol Drive at about 7:12 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21.

The woman was transported to Cooper University Hospital in Camden.

The driver of the northbound vehicle was not injured, police said.

The highway was closed flor several hours, with the help of the Glassboro Fire Department and the state Department of Transportation, while police investigated the accident.

Anyone with information about the accident is asked to contact police at 856-881-1501, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by texting GLASSPD and your message to 847411 or by using this link.

 

WINSLOW TWP. — A Clayton man who works as a part-time police officer for Winslow Township has been charged in connection with the shooting of a police car.

Da’Shaun Carr, 23, has been a Class II Special Law Enforcement Officer for Winslow for about a year, authorities said.

At about 8 p.m. Oct. 3 at New Brooklyn Park, Carr allegedly activated an emergency button in his patrol car and declared on the radio that his car had been fire on, said authorities.