• SH&WF awards $30G to Salem County Red Cross chapter
The Salem Health and Wellness Foundation (SH&WF) has awarded a grant in the amount of $30,000 to the Salem County Chapter of the American Red Cross. The grant will help fund the Human Needs Program.

• Lower Alloways Creek Township mayor picked for New Jersey State League of Municipalities post
LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. - Mayor Ellen Pompper on Friday was elected by New Jersey mayors to serve on the Executive Board of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.

• Pennsville police arrest Del. man on DWI charge
PENNSVILLE TWP. - Eric D. Cerezo, 27, of Newport, Del., was arrested Nov. 14 for driving while intoxicated after his vehicle struck a parked car in the area of Route 49 and Main Street, police said. He was also charged with reckless driving, failure to maintain lane and driving with a suspended license. His vehicle was impounded and he was eventually released to a friend pending court. No injuries from the crash were reported.

• Salem County health officials offering a free swine flu clinic
The Salem County Health Department will be offering an H1N1 thimerosal free vaccine clinic for pregnant women and children ages 6 months to 35 months (under 3).

• DEP awards recycling grants to Salem County towns
WEST DEPTFORD TWP. - Sen. Stephen M. Sweeney, Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli and Assemblywoman Celeste M. Riley have announced that several municipalities in the Third Legislative District have been awarded grants from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in order to continue local recycling efforts.

• Memorial Hospital of Salem County celebrates smoke-free year
MANNINGTON TWP. - For one Memorial Hospital of Salem County staff member, The Great American Smokeout helped her to finally kick a 20-year habit.

• South Jersey Healthcare hosting luncheon for seniors in area
VINELAND - All area seniors are invited to attend Senior Class, a luncheon and educational session sponsored by South Jersey Healthcare today.

• Weekly answers and updates on H1N1
SALEM - Following is the weekly update provided by the Salem County Health Department on the swine flu and seasonal flu situation in Salem County.

• Christmas Concert set for Dec. 1 in Pennsville
PENNSVILLE TWP. - The Salem American Legion Band, under the direction of Patricia D. Bullock, will present a Christmas Concert of vocal and instrumental music at 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Christian Life Center in Pennsville.

• Man charged with Pennsville theft
PENNSVILLE TWP. - An employee of the Shoe Show store here was arrested and charged with theft, police said.

• Salem County Scouts taking part in weekend food drive
Local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will be taking part in the annual Scouting for Food food drive this weekend in Salem County in an effort to aid the less fortunate this holiday season.

• Carneys Point man arrested on civil comtempt warrant
CARNEYS POINT TWP. - Brian D. Johnston, 34, of Bay Street, was arrested Nov. 12 at 2:12 p.m. on a civil contempt warrant out of Gloucester County Superior Court, police said.

• Pets perish in Alloway house fire
ALLOWAY TWP. - The occupants of a home on Pleasant Hill Road here escaped injury Monday afternoon when a fire tore through the living room of their ranch-style home.

• Hanna Bridge reopens to traffic
PITTSGROVE TWP. - Hanna Bridge, on Olivet Road over Indian Run here, has been reopened to traffic, county officials said Monday.

• Historical Society anniversary party Thurs.
CARNEYS POINT TWP. - The Historical Society of Penns Grove, Carneys Point and Oldmans will be holding a 10th anniversary celebration party at its quarterly meeting on Thursday, Nov. 19 at the Union Presbyterian Church on Shell Road starting at 7 p.m.

• Man faces drug charges
PENNS GROVE - Carlucci Upshur, 20, of Westminister Avenue, was arrested Sunday at 2:36 p.m. and charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, and failure to surrender CDS to a law enforcement officer, police said. Upshur was committed to the Salem County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 bail.

• State police respond to Nov. calls
New Jersey State Police troopers from the Woodstown barracks responded to 14 residential alarms during the period of Nov. 9 through Nov. 15. Troopers conducted 34 property checks of area businesses, public facilities and private residences.

• The Scoop
Parents who owe child support in Salem County were given a chance to set things right with authorities last month. Many did, but still others passed up on the chance. Now everyone will know who owes. On Sunday the Salem County Sheriff's Office published a long list of deadbeats in the Sunbeam. Do you know some of these folks? The ad included a hotline number. Drop a dime on them and see a child get the financial support they deserve.

• Woodstown water tower work to begin in spring
WOODSTOWN - The contract for a project on the water tower near Woodstown Borough Hall here has been finalized with plans of work to begin in the spring.

• Forget the glitz. Meaning of holiday matters most
This column first appeared in the Nov. 23, 1997, edition of Today Sunbeam.

• Rep. LoBiondo pushes SAFER grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) has announced the upcoming open period for local fire departments to apply for federal funding under the Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program.

• Concert to benefit Ranch Hope today
VOORHEES - Chris Westfall is a South Jersey singer/songwriter with a heart for children. He will perform a special concert today at Hope United Methodist Church, located at 700 Cooper Road, Voorhees, to benefit the boys and girls of Ranch Hope.

• Get on down to Oklahoma this weekend in Bridgeton
BRIDGETON - The Off Broad Street Players Theatre Company proudly presents its fall musical "Oklahoma" tonight as well as Nov. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 15 and 22 at 3 p.m. All performances are in the Robert L. Sharp Auditorium at Bridgeton High School. Tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for students and seniors.

• Life in prison for Bridgeton shooter
BRIDGETON - A 27-year-old Bridgeton native will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the January 2003 murders of two teenage sisters on Church Street.

• Rep. LoBiondo pushes SAFER grants for Salem County
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) has announced the upcoming open period for local fire departments to apply for federal funding under the Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program.

• Weekly H1N1 answers, updates
Q.: I am a licensed nurse and I would like to volunteer to work a H1N1 clinic but I'm not sure how liability would work in this situation.

• Preservation Salem County to hold meeting
SALEM - Preservation Salem County will hold its November meeting this Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Friends Meetinghouse on East Broadway and will feature a look at the Bayshore Heritage Byway.

• Retirement seminar on Nov. 17
PENNSVILLE TWP. - Wayne Schultz, J.D., both an attorney-at-law for 34 years and a financial advisor for more than 20 years, will speak at the Pennsville Public Library, 190 S. Broadway, on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m.

• Salem Unit 2 nuclear reactor returns to service
LOWER ALLOWAYS CREEK TWP. - The Salem Unit 2 nuclear reactor returned to service this week after a nearly 29-day outage, plant officials said.

• Units respond to accident
UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP. - A two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Buck Road and U.S. Route 40 here Thursday afternoon sent at least one person to the hospital with minor injuries and brought traffic to a halt for a portion of the afternoon, state police said.

• New rehab center opened in Elmer
ELMER - South Jersey Healthcare has opened its new SJH RehabCare-Elmer facility, which features a modern environment, new state-of-the-art equipment and accessible parking.

• Pittsgrove's Hanna Bridge to be closed for week
PITTSGROVE TWP. - Hanna Bridge, which is on Olivet Road here over Indian Run, was closed on Tuesday and will remain closed for approximately a week for safety-related reasons until emergency adjustments can be made.

• Woodstown H.S. Drama Club to hold performances
WOODSTOWN - A put-together family of eccentrics shows a family of uptight snobs that the seeming madness of their lifestyle is the way to true happiness in "You Can't Take It With You," presented by Woodstown High School's Drama Club this week.

• New Jersey aims to back Delaware anti-dredging suit
WILMINGTON, Del. - The State of New Jersey moved on Tuesday to intervene in U.S. District Court in Delaware in support of Delaware's suit to prevent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from proceeding to dredge and deepen a 102-mile Delaware Bay and River navigation channel from Cape May to Philadelphia.

• Salem Community College set to hold 3 glass workshops
ALLOWAY TWP. - Salem Community College will offer three glass workshops in the coming weeks. The beginner-level workshops, which teach participants to make holiday-related items, take place in SCC's new Samuel H. Jones Glass Education Center located at 286 Welchville Road here.

• Salem County marks Veterans Day
There are several events going on this morning to commemorate Veterans Day, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with a plaque dedication at the new committal shelter at the Salem County Veterans Cemetery.

• Woodstown High School set to host Veterans Day events
WOODSTOWN - At Woodstown High School, ceremonies commemorating Veterans Day will be held today beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the high school auditorium.

• Library to hold National Gaming Day on Nov. 14
PENNSVILLE TWP. - The Pennsville Public Library will join hundreds of libraries throughout the country on Nov. 14 for the second annual celebration of "National Gaming Day @ Your Library." The library will offer special gaming programs and events suitable for the whole family from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Libraries are becoming family destinations and are continuously offering new formats and innovative programs and services that educate, entertain and expand interaction with users. Gaming is yet another example of how libraries are becoming more than just educational resources for the communities that they serve. They are also places where users of all ages are welcome to have fun together.

• Meals on Wheels seeks small gifts
SALEM -ÊMeals on Wheels of Salem County seeks small gifts to distribute to its clients during the holiday season.

• Ad-hoc panel seeks space
SALEM - Still searching for room to expand in a downtown campus here plagued by overcrowding, county officials have created an ad-hoc committee to find more space and do it soon.

• Elementary grading system still a concern in Pennsville
PENNSVILLE TWP. - The Pennsville Board of Education discussed the new elementary school level grading system here at its meeting Monday night after concerns were raised by parents on how it would impact a student's inclusion on the school honor roll.

• Library program enhances tech skills
In order to promote library services to Salem County libraries, Norma Blake, New Jersey State Librarian, has created a program to provide equipment and training to each of the libraries to enhance library technology skills.

• Nature Club meeting set for Tuesday
ALLOWAY TWP. - Manager Kenneth Strait, of PSEG, will be speaking about PSEG's Estuary Enhancement Program at the Salem County Nature Club.