I-295 ramp to Route 168 to be closed tonight and tomorrow in Bellmawr

press release

(Trenton) – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced the ramp from I-295 northbound to Route 168 westbound will be closed overnight tonight Monday, August 17 and Tuesday, August 18, as the Direct Connection project advances in Camden and Gloucester counties.

The ramp from I-295 northbound to Route 168 westbound will be closed for paving tonight, August 17, and tomorrow night, August 18, between 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. the following morning.

The following detour will be in effect for those trying to access Route 168 westbound from I-295 northbound:

\”>Continue on I-295 northbound to Exit 32 (Berlin Road), turn left onto Berlin road, take ramp to I-295 southbound, and take exit 28 to Route 168 westbound.

Variable message signs are being utilized throughout the project limits to provide advance notification to motorists of all traffic pattern changes associated with Direct Connection. Throughout the project, NJDOT will provide information before upcoming lane closures or traffic shifts.

This work is part of the Direct Connection project that will provide a seamless route for I-295 motorists traveling through the interchange of I-295, I-76, and Route 42. The Direct Connection project has been divided into four separate construction contracts, with completion of the fourth and final contract in the fall of 2021. NJDOT\’s project website provides construction activity schedules and updates.

 

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT\’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for real-time travel information.

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OBITUARY: Theresa V. Chapman, of Magnolia,age 89

On August 15, 2015. Age 89. Of Magnolia. (nee Stermel). In the loving care of her children in her home. Loving wife of the late Joseph R. Chapman, Sr. Devoted mother of Kenneth Chapman, Terri L. Peiffer (Charles), and the late Joseph R. Chapman, Jr. and Dennis A. Chapman. Loving grandmother of 12, great grandmother of 16 and sister in law, Cass Stermel. Theresa was a homemaker and resided in Magnolia for 56 years.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Thursday, August 20th from 8:45 to 10:45 AM at McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth St., Gloucester City. Mass of Christian Burial 11:30 AM Holy Child Parish: St. Teresa’s R.C. Church: Black Horse Pike at Evesham Road, Runnemede. Interment with her late husband, Joseph and son, Joseph in New Saint Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr.

Condolences and Memories may be shared at www.mccannhealey.comunder the obituary of Theresa V. Chapman.

Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth St., Gloucester City, NJ 08030 Ph:
856-456-1142


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On the Hunt for Cop Killers

 

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August 17,2015
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Jonathan Grafton, 22, is wanted in the murder of his father and an Oklahoma police officer.

An Oklahoma couple is wanted in the murder of a police officer and the male suspect’s father in a Midwest City motel room on Saturday night, police said.

Lt. Trey Pritchard and his cousin, Jeffrey Grafton, both 46, tracked Grafton’s pickup truck to a Traveler’s Inn in the town in the Oklahoma City area, where police said Grafton’s son had driven it without permission, The Oklahoman reported.

Midwest City police believe the two men went into a room at the motel with Jonathan Grafton, 22, and his girlfriend, Daphne Mason, 21, to ask them about the truck and never came back out, according to Tulsa World. Officers found both men dead in Room 238 at around 10 p.m. on Saturday night, KFOR-TV reported.

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