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Prosecutor's Office Warns of Bad Heroin Batches
Three overdoses at Cooper Hospital on Friday night led Camden County police to believe the drugs have been tainted.

Three overdoses at Cooper Hospital on Friday night led Camden County police to believe the drugs have been tainted.

Taxes? Municipal Mergers? Lots to talk about after the Monday candidate forum in this week's top stories. Plus: a car accident on Haddon Ave sends a woman to the hospital.
Plus, the alleged 'antifreeze killer' is formally indicted, the owner of Filomena in Deptford is brought up on tax charges and a $15 cookbook gives you a glimpse of kitchens in town.
Sometimes when nature calls, it's more prudent to hold it—especially if you're (allegedly) holding.
The proverbial wheels fell right off a meeting that was expected to include the introduction of the 2013 township budget, with residents reacting audibly, and officials playing to the crowd.
Christopher Abbott of Gloucester City was the lone arrestee remanded to the county jail after he was charged for theft of scrap metal from an Imperial Way business.
Despite spending cuts, Collingswood households will face about a $50 tax increase, on average, in the 2013 municipal budget.
The agenda for the meeting also calls for the establishment of a cap bank and includes second readings of the ordinance amending the fee structure for RiverWinds members.
The borough was one of 24 towns in Camden County to benefit from a state aid package.
Restaurateur Mauro DiVentura failed to report more than $430,000 in income from 2004 to 2006 from Filomena Lakeview in Deptford, authorities said.
Collingswood police say the 27-year-old woman may have had a seizure behind the wheel.
Restaurateur Mauro DiVentura failed to report more than $430,000 in income from 2004 to 2006, authorities said.
The West Deptford school board shot down a proposal to pay for new locker rooms for its football team—but the conditions onsite are still in disrepair, some say.
'The End of Your Life Book Club' author Will Schwalbe will be on hand during the 2013 book festival this October.
A pair of thefts on April 21 has police looking into incidents on Mantua Grove Road and Timberline Drive.
A number of Eagle teams seem well positioned to make some playoff noise.
Plus: Little Theatre sign-ups, Boy Scout Troop 295's Chick-fil-A Spirit Night, and a kite flying workshop at the library.
Plus: Symphony in C hosts a preview of its summer camp, jazz harpist Gloria Galante visits Collingswood and Free Comic Book Day is back.
Police are asking people to be on the lookout for a light green, older model, two-door vehicle with a partial New Jersey tag of 66CDK.
How bad of a day are you in for? If you don't trust the layer of green snow on your car hood as an indicator, you can go by a more standardized metric.