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MONROE TWP. — The Monroe Township police department on Thursday was unanimously approved for accreditation by the state Association of Chiefs of Police.
Chief John McKeown and Capt. Stephen Farrell, who served as accreditation manager, reported that the commission held an on-site review and policy assessment in June.

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LOGAN TWP. — A burglary suspect is still at large following an attempted break in at a Hidden Creek development residence on Oct. 7.

The man, and an accomplice, fled in a car that police found a short time later at a home on Beckett Road. The car had been stolen in Lancaster,  Pa. and had a fictitious Delaware tag, police said.

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SWEDESBORO — The Gloucester County Division of Consumer
Affairs/Weights and Measures is coordinating inspections of more than 80 fuel delivery
trucks in Gloucester County to ensure that consumers get a true gallon of fuel
for the price they are paying.

Freeholder Lyman Barnes, liaison to Consumer Protection/Weights and Measures, said
that, during the next few weeks all fuel oil delivery trucks will be inspected and
certified upon completion of the tests.

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LOGAN TWP.

— A South Carolina man allegedly threatened an acquaintance with a handgun during an argument over missing items on Oct. 2 in the 400 block of Heron Drive. The 59-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault with a weapon, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of hollow point bullets, police said. A Bryco 9,, pistol was recovered. He was committed to the Salem County Jail in default of $30,000 full cash bail.

— A 14-year-old boy was charged Sept. 28 with burglary, theft, receiving stolen property and defiant trespass in connection with a residential burglary in the Hampton Ridge development. He was processed and released, pending court. Several stolen items have been returned to their owner.

— On Sept. 29, officers responded to a Sharptown Road business to help escort off the property a man who had been fired and was agitated and destroying company property, police said. No charges were filed.

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Bernadette Blackstock, a member of the Glassboro Rotary Club and a principal in the People for People organization, is being honored Tuesday, Oct. 7, as one of 10 Rotary Women of Action at the White House.

Blackstock, honored for her “exemplary dedication to improving the lives of others,” according to  Rotary statement, is one of a select group of women from across America recognized at the White House for donating their time, talents and expertise to help thousands of people in need.

The invitation to the White House is part of the annual Rotary Day in Washington, D.C. The event features high-level administration speakers and a look at the lasting improvements the 10 women have brought about in the lives and communities they serve.

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WOODBURY — Gloucester County residents over 4 years old can get their eyes examined free as part of a program sponsored by the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the state Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Eye screenings are offered twice a month in an effort to prevent or limit the impact of vision loss. Half of all vision loss could be prevented by the early detection of disorders, and appropriate follow-up care. Eye diseases such as glaucoma can cause vision damage and eventual blindness without the patient experiencing any symptoms.

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Old people apparently do not have enough reading material.

I know this because, in the space of a month, Medicare and AARP/United Healthcare have sent me two publications about Medicare. I hesitate to call these things “booklets,” because each magazine-formatted guide is thicker than the annual Cabela’s sporting stuff catalog.

I anticipate and enjoy the Cabela’s catalog. The Medicare books, not so much.

I do appreciate that the Medicare books are printed on newsprint and not glossy paper. These Medicare folks know their audience: it’s the older Americans who are keeping the newspaper industry alive, buying and reading their news in print instead of online. (I especially acknowledge this. Some of my readers of a certain age do not DO the Internet. That’s why my column is printed each week now in The Sentinel of Gloucester County, so older folks can read it and maybe get ink on their fingers.)

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GLASSBORO — A 32-year-old Williamstown man allegedly struggled with a loss prevention officer at the ShopRite store in Glassboro on Sunday.

Andrew Eanes, of Glassboro Road, allegedly tried to shoplift several cans of Enfamil baby formula at about 8:45 p.m. Oct. 5 from the supermarket on William Dalton Drive, police said. When a loss prevention officer tried to stop him, Eanes allegedly struggled with him and was able to escape, said police.

At 9:55 a.m. Tuesday, police were alerted that a male had shoplifted baby formula and fled. Employees were able to give officers the man’s direction of flight and officers caught Eanes in the parking lot of a business on North Delsea Drive, said police. The formula stolen Tuesday was recovered, police said.

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WENONAH — The Gloucester County Nature Club will meet on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Holy Nativity Lutheran Church, 3 Lenape Trail, Wenonah, NJ, 08090. Lenape Trail is located just off of Mantua Avenue at Woodbury-Glassboro Road.
 
Please note the change of meeting place this season.
 
The program for October will be “The Pine Barrens: Up Close & Natural,” presented by Tom Dunn, of  The Pinelands Preservation Alliance.

  1. Star Wars Day at the Woodbury Library
  2. Gloucester County, 3 towns get $385,000 in planning grants
  3. Pausboro sweeps streets in October
  4. Veterans can get service assistance at Glassboro VFW
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