🌱 Know something about a Bridgeton-area cold case? Investigators want your tip
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In today's newsletter:
- Know something about a Bridgeton-area cold case? Investigators want your tip
- What Danone’s Bridgeton plant shutdown could mean for local jobs
- Why Japanese Americans are protesting ICE raids in Bridgeton now
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Today's riddle: Why does my coffee taste like dirt? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 54.
- Thursday: Very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
1. 6 Unsolved Cumberland County, NJ, Homicides Still Open (wearesouthjersey.com) — Bridgeton-area residents are being urged to help investigators with six unsolved Cumberland County homicides from summers between 1998 and 2021 that remain active cases. Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae says these cold cases are regularly reviewed, and even small tips to the Major Crimes Unit could generate new leads for families still waiting for answers. 
2. May's top 10 headlines (dairyprocessing.com) — Danone North America will shut down its alternative dairy plant in Bridgeton on August 4, ending local production of Silk and So Delicious Dairy Free products. The closure, highlighted in a national dairy industry roundup, could significantly affect local jobs and the city’s economy, even as other dairy companies expand facilities elsewhere in the country.
3. Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 6/1/2026 (insidernj.com) — Japanese American residents and allies are protesting ICE raids in Bridgeton, drawing local attention amid wider unrest at New Jersey immigration facilities. The briefing also recaps statewide political moves, from Governor Sherrill’s new legislation and appointments to municipal debates, budgets, and primaries that could shape policy affecting Bridgeton and Cumberland County.
4. Request for ID allegedly led to bar shooting in Millville (thedailyjournal.com) — An 18-year-old Bridgeton resident has been charged in connection with a May 23 shooting that injured two women at BoJo's Ale House in downtown Millville, according to county prosecutors. She remains in the Cumberland County Jail as officials seek to keep her detained pending trial, with a court hearing scheduled for June 2.
5. Wildwood Catholic girls basketball coach Steve DiPatri steps down (thedailyjournal.com) — Longtime South Jersey girls basketball coach Steve DiPatri, who began his coaching career with Bridgeton’s junior varsity girls and still works there as a curriculum supervisor, has stepped down from Wildwood Catholic after 13 seasons. DiPatri’s 619 career wins rank among the top five in South Jersey history, reflecting successful runs at Sacred Heart in Vineland and later Wildwood Catholic. His departure marks a notable change in the regional high school hoops landscape.
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