MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2024
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| Cameron Tatam (left) and Hamilton Master (right) recreate the "Wicked" poster in celebration opening "THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ" at Woodstown High School this weekend! Performances run Wednesday through Saturday. Get your tickets by clicking here and read more in the Entertainment section of the Woodstown Crier. |
Hear ye, hear ye! O yez, o yez!
It's 11/11, make a wish!
HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY to my fellow vets out there. I proudly spent five years in the United States Army and miss it every day.
Earlier this month, I volunteered at the Pilesgrove-Woodstown Historical Society. While there, I found a device called a "Pana Vue 2", which is basically a handheld viewer for Kodak Ektachrome slides. It was such a cool device! There were many rolls of slides from 1970s and 80s Woodstown.
Click here for a TikTok of the Pana Vue 2 experience!
CRIME LOG
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| A Mafia Bomma 29'' was stolen out of a home garage on South Main Street earlier this week. The bike is believed to have been brought to Bailey's Corner. |
Hi everyone! My son’s bike was stolen right out of our garage on S Main St here in Woodstown. If anyone sees it, please contact me. We aren’t looking to get anyone in any trouble, we just want his bike back. It’s very expensive and was his birthday gift. This is what it looks like. Thank you! - Karin Lin
*UPDATE: It’s a Mafia Bomma 29” Slate Grey. It is believed the stolen bicycle was brought to Bailey's Corner.
COMMUNITY
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| Ruby Bridges was the first African-American child to attend a formerly whites-only school in Louisiana, on Nov. 14, 1960. A walk commemorating desegregation of schools will be held this Thursday in Woodstown. |
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| WHS Marching Band needs all the alumni it can get! The Friday playoff game falls on a performance of the WHS Drama's "Wizard of Oz" — so they'll be out many musicians. See below for more details! |
It happened again, Alumni and Band Community! Our Football Wolverines are unstoppable and our next play off game falls on the same night as our fall play. We have A LOT of kids who can't be in the stands with us on Friday. We will need a band army to fill in the gaps. Can you sit in and play with us?If you can join the band in the stands on 11/15 please email sheridan.s@woodstown.org and let us know. We will get you music as soon as possible and I promise you'll have fun! (Halloween pic for proof of fun.)
Woodstown by Candlelight, an annual historic home tour, will be held Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 from 2-9 p.m. and, this year, will feature homes in both Woodstown AND Pilesgrove!
CANDLELIGHT: The Woodstown by Candlelight Tour will be held Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. in both Woodstown AND Pilesgrove! Tickets for Pilesgrove & Woodstown tours are $30 (before Dec. 1, then $35 after). Tickets for only the Woodstown tour are $20 (before Dec. 1, then $25 after). Click here to purchase tickets!
PARADE: The Catholic Community of the Holy Spirit is hosting Christmas Trees on Parade, Thursday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 6 from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There will be decorated trees, holiday music, food, treasure shop and Santa! Tickets are $5 ($3 for Candlelight Tour ticket holders). Visit the Catholic Parish on Broad & Elm Streets for the event.
- December 8, 2024 – 9:15 AM to 10:30 AM—We will celebrate the holidays with holiday-themed story and craft time. You won’t walk away empty-handed
- Wednesday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Carney's Point Municipal Building, 303 Harding Hwy, Carneys Point. Walk-in.
ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE: The Woodstown High School Drama Club presents "THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ" on Thursday, Nov. 13 (3:30 p.m., 55+ free admission), Thursday, Nov. 14 (7 p.m.); Friday, Nov. 15 (7 p.m.); Saturday, Nov. 16 (2 p.m.). Tickets are $13 for adults, $8 for students and seniors (60+). Click here to purchase tickets! Tickets are also available at the door.
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| The cast of "The Glass Menagerie" in rehearsal at the Blue Moon Theatre (Woodstown Opera House). The play opens this Friday. Information for tickets below. |
THEATRE: The Blue Moon Theatre presents "THE GLASS MENAGERIE" at the Woodstown Opera House, Friday, Nov. 15 (8 p.m.); Saturday, Nov. 16 (8 p.m.); Friday, Nov. 22 (8 p.m.), Saturday, Nov. 23 (8 p.m), and Sunday, Nov. 24 (2 p.m.). Click here to purchase tickets!
WOODSTOWN ABROAD: If you want to get into the holiday spirit, don't miss some great Woodstown talent (including your Town Crier!) in "WHITE CHRISTMAS" at the Levoy Theatre (Millville, N.J.) this weekend and next weekend. Click here for tickets!
SPORTS
The Woodstown High School girls cross country team finished their season strong, as they placed 9th overall in the NJSIAA group 1 state championships on Saturday in Holmdel. Lilian Norman and Abigail Marino finished the race side by side in 23rd and 24th place and with the help of Anabel Schaal, Samantha Sterner and Arianna Mott, the team outscored all of the other group 1 south teams in attendance! Congrats on an amazing season, ladies!
Jacob Marino finished 8th in the Group I State Championship Meet at Holmdel this weekend. Jacob has qualified to run in The Meet Of Champions next weekend. Congratulations Jake!
The Varsity Boys Soccer Team defeated Wildwood 3-0, securing their 16th win of the season. Grant Prater opened the scoring in the first period, followed by Adrian Ibarra to give Woodstown a 2-0 lead at halftime. In the second period, Dante Holmes extended the lead to 3-0, assisted by Ibarra. Woodstown dominated offensively, with nine shots on goal compared to Wildwood’s five. Both goalkeepers made seven saves, with Woodstown’s Ben Stengel preserving the shutout.
The Varsity Girls Soccer Team finished the season 13-4-2 after falling to Palmyra in penalty kicks in the South Jersey Group I Quarterfinal game Thursday. Goalkeeper Ellie Wygand made an amazing save on a penalty kick at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime. Congratulations to the Varsity Girls Soccer Team on a phenomenal season.The Varsity Football Team overcame an early deficit to defeat Pennsville 21-6, earning them a chance to play for the NJSIAA Group I Central Sectional Championship. Pennsville struck first with a 53-yard touchdown pass, but Woodstown responded quickly as Alex Torres scored on a 2-yard run to take a 7-6 lead. Torres added another 3-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, extending Woodstown’s lead to 14-6 by halftime. After a scoreless third quarter, Torres capped off the game with his third touchdown, a 2-yard run, in the fourth quarter. Woodstown’s ground game dominated with Torres rushing for 111 yards and three touchdowns, while Garrett Leyman added 100 rushing yards.
GOVERNMENT
Woodstown Borough Council and Pilesgrove Twp Committee meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
WEEKEND WEATHER
SUNDAY: Clouds of sun. High of 61F. Low of 42F.
FORECAST: Woodstown and the surrounding region received a much-needed respite from the drought Sunday night with a few showers. No rain in the near forecast. It wasn't enough to end the wildfires in Glassboro and Vorhees. We can expect slightly cooler temperatures in the 50s and 60s throughout the week. And sun.
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