Year in Review: Life in West Deptford in 2011

What do ghosts, swingers’ parties, devastating floods and summer rec all have in common? Each was part of living in West Deptford in 2011.

This week we already brought you the year in news for , sports and news. Now it’s time to recap “the rest,” the news that doesn’t neatly fit into any one category but, when added together, paints a picture of the year in West Deptford life in 2011.

Swingers may not be the first thing you think of when it comes to West Deptford, but a group’s planned had some residents up in arms this year. The party at Champagne was scuttled after the club managers met with officials.

On the paranormal front, West Deptford Patch brought you several articles on possible ghost sightings at the . The hunters said a was definitely felt—are you a believer? Ghosts or not, the historic house also got an for improvements.

Summer brought two beloved traditions to West Deptford. On the arts side, music festival rocked on, despite economic challenges. Meanwhile, kids had a , thanks to the town’s rec department.

West Deptford also welcomed home its heroes this year. , who gave up a track scholarship to serve, and both returned home from Afghanistan.

Over at Willow Woods mobile home park, 2011 was not a good year for many residents. hit the area, and leaving residents with nowhere to turn. Many parts of West Deptford also were under water when —not a hurricane when it hit New Jersey, it turns out— with rain and wind in August. Oh, and there was .

West Deptford law enforcement had a busy year on their hands. A brutal left a woman fighting for her life and the alleged knifeman under , armed robbers hit the and and just over the border in , police arrested an alleged and a man’s body was discovered in .

Also in West Deptford this year, a book on the came out, it was the for West Deptford Little Theatre, Osama bin Laden’s death came for the family of a West Deptford man killed on 9/11, teens learned about hunger with a , girls competed for a and , an Eagle Scout to help out veterans and firefighters 10 years after his death in the line of duty.