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New Jersey is using a new algorithm to help spark criminal justice reform in the state by removing bias from the bail system through the replacement of the cash bail system the state was previously working with. The new risk-based system is designed to assess the potential threat defendants pose as well as how likely they… Read more →

press release UPDATE: Please see attached Composite Drawing of the suspect. The suspect vehicle described as a new model white SUV could possibly be a BMW X1 or X3. On Monday, February 20, 2017, at approximately 9:11 pm, Gloucester Township Police received a 9-1-1 call for a report of a 20-30-year-old female who was assaulted by a male subject who reportedly tried to pull her into a vehicle on Mayapple Road. Officers checked the area for the vehicle, with negative results. The suspect vehicle which is described as a newer model white SUV with black trim and an in-dash navigation... Read more →

Austin Darrow NBA trade deadline frenzy is over until the offseason. Nerlens Noel was the only meaningful name to be traded, meanwhile, the Celtics had their opportunity to give the Cavs a run for their money and passed it up. Brian Colangelo is slowly killing Hinkie’s process. Jahlil Okafor was supposed to be traded away and Embiid and Noel were going to be the dominant frontcourt for Philly. Embiid and Noel worked well together on the floor compared to Embiid and Okafor. Noel will start right away for the Mavs. The Sixers got a first round pick that’s protected to... Read more →

published Sunday, May 18, 2008 Teammates of Gloucester High's Sami Dobleman #14, congratulate her after she hit one of two home runs in Saturday's contest against cross town rival Gloucester Catholic. Final Score Lions 4 Rams 2 Photos by Bruce Darrow See Photo Gallery Related articles Biased Against Barcelona? See Real Madrid Benefit From 21 Dodgy La Liga Matches This Season... wOw!!! | GQ234.com College football TV schedule: What time, channel is Rutgers vs. Washington? (9/3/16) Live stream, how to watch online Rutgers football fans watch game at 'The Yard @ College Ave' Crested Butte SuperBowl lift ticket deal Super... Read more →

George M. Henry, on February 21, 2017, of Barrington, formerly of Mt. Ephraim. Age 65. Beloved husband of Lynne Bartholomew (nee Coscia). Devoted father of George M. Henry, Jr. (Cindy), Steven Henry (Heather), Kimberly Brown (Edward), Kathryn Henry, and Julia Bartholomew. Loving pop pop of Ryan, Ashley, Kaelyn, and Rachael. Dear brother of Patricia Manion (Dave) and the late Allen Henry. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. There will be a visitation from 9 to 11am Monday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Interment private at the request of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made... Read more →

Frank A. Amato, of Haddon Heights NJ, passed away on Monday, February 20, 2017. He was 84. Mr. Amato proudly served in the U.S. Army overseas during the Korean Conflict and was part of a select group of soldiers chosen to witness the Atomic bomb testing in the Nevada desert. His education at Camden Catholic High School (1951) and Temple University prepared him for his career in civil engineering. He was a Principal Engineer for the Camden County Highway Department for over 40 years. Frank was a member of Knights of Columbus Holy Child Council #3532 and a former parishioner... Read more →

Robert R. Marshall, of Runnemede, passed peacefully at home with his family surrounding him on February 21, 2017. Age 80. Beloved husband of 26 years to Antoinette (nee Pantaleo). Devoted stepfather of Jennifer Houser (Jason) and Janice DiRienzi (Christopher). Loving grandfather of Joshua, Christopher, Matthew, and Samantha. Dear brother of William, Don, Nancy, Judy, Eleanor, Florence, and the late Betty and Alice. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Robert was a former employee of the Gloucester Twp. MUA. Services and interment are private at the request of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Robert’s... Read more →

Please Note: The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC)appreciates the high level of interest in the next Open Public Comment Session scheduled for March 15 to take place upon the conclusion of commission business at the 10:30 a.m. Business Meeting. In light of the large number of individuals who have already pre-registered to speak during the Open Public Comment Session, those planning to attend are advised as follows: Open Public Comment Sessions are limited to no more than one hour per quarter. Based on the large number of pre-registrants, DRBC is no longer accepting additional names of individuals who wish to... Read more →

Dear Editor, Cardiovascular disease is a daily burden for its victims. It’s also the most costly and pervasive disease in America. New projections from the American Heart Association show that by 2035, nearly half of the U.S. population will suffer from CVD, with costs exceeding $1 trillion. In fact, expenses associated with CVD are expected to surpass medical cost estimates for other chronic diseases, including diabetes and Alzheimer’s over the next two decades. These latest projections update ones made by the association in 2011 that estimated 100 million Americans would suffer from CVD by 2030. Disturbingly, that prediction came true... Read more →

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP NJ (February 22, 2017)--Winslow Township Police arrested a suspect on February 20 for allegedly stealing tools, bicycles and other items from homes, garages, and vehicles in the early morning hours. Police said today, the crimes took place on Flittertown Road in the Elm section of Winslow Township. One residence also had four bicycles stolen from a garage. Winslow Township officers responded and began going door to door and identified 11 victims who had their vehicles burglarized. While investigating the area, officers located two bicycles and tools that were hidden in the woods. A few hours later officers conducted... Read more →

Astaire with Eleanor Powell in Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine" from Broadway Melody of 1940 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Young Audiences’ Dazzle: Mad Hot Ballroom Benefit is April 22nd in Princeton Popular dancing for the arts gala supports arts education for children throughout the region Princeton, NJ – Back by popular demand, Dazzle: Mad Hot Ballroom V, Dancing Through the Decades will be held on Saturday, April 22, 2017 from 6pm-11pm at the Princeton Hyatt and will benefit Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania. The event will include Young Audiences’ version of a “Dancing With The Stars” Competition, a dance... Read more →

(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced that it filed a new taxpayer lawsuit against San Francisco Sheriff Vicki Hennessy and the San Francisco Sheriff’s Department (SFSD) to prevent the use of taxpayer funds on policies “that prohibit or restrict SFSD personnel from sharing … immigration-related information with federal immigration law enforcement officials.” The suit was filed on behalf of Cynthia Cerletti, a taxpayer of the City and County of San Francisco, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco (Cynthia Cerletti v. Vicki Hennessy (No. CGC-16-556164)). After Judicial Watch filed its suit, which invokes the federal government’s preeminent... Read more →

TOMS RIVER NJ (February 22, 2017)Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Toms River Police Chief Mitch Little today announced that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Arson Unit/Major Crimes Unit, Toms River Police Department, Toms River Bureau of Fire Prevention, and the Ocean County Sheriff’s CSI have determined the cause of the fatal fire on February 14 at 1911 Fiddlers Run. The team, after exhaustive hours examining the fire scene debris, determined that the fire originated near the south wall of the residence basement in a plastic trash can. The cause of the fire is accidental and improperly discarded smoking material... Read more →

Will Worley @willrworley He may have dubbed it the "Winter White House", but Donald Trump's trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida could be costing the US taxpayer more than $3 million (£2.4m) per visit. A 2013 trip by President Obama to nearby Palm Beach via Chicago cost an estimated $3.6million (£2.8m), according to an estimate by the Government Accounting Office. Along with the security costs, flights for Mr Trump, his family and his staff, the bill would likely include expenses for the Coast Guard to patrol exposed shoreline - which Mar-a-Lago also backs on to. Local police have also... Read more →

For Immediate Release – February 22, 2017 photo courtesy of The Catholic Star Herald Cape May Court House, New Jersey - Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor, North Wildwood Chief of Police Matthew Gallagher, and School Administrators of the Wildwood Catholic High School jointly announce the completion of a random K9 sweep of Wildwood Catholic High School for narcotics. Today, following the start of the school day, a pre-planned, unannounced K9 sweep operation for illegal drugs was coordinated by the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office, the North Wildwood Police Department and by School Officials. K9 Units from the Cape May County Sheriff's... Read more →

photo provided by BISSELL Funding supports spay/neuter surgeries to save pets’ lives Camden City, NJ (February 22, 2017)– BISSELL Pet Foundation has awarded $6,000 to Friends of Camden Animal Shelter (Animal Adoption Center) to assist its lifesaving efforts. Funds will prevent pet overpopulation while reducing the euthanasia rate in the greater Camden area. Animal Adoption Center exists to improve animal welfare in Camden and beyond through rescue and adoption. The BISSELL Pet Foundation grant will support this mission with funds for 120 spay/neuter surgeries in an effort to stop unsterilized pets from multiplying. Proactive spaying/neutering addresses the root cause of... Read more →

The 74-year-old is also charged for taking photos of VA police (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch today announced it will provide legal representation to Robert L. Rosebrock, a Vietnam-era veteran who faces federal criminal charges for displaying two four by six inch American flags outside a Veterans Affairs (VA) fence on Memorial Day, May 30, 2016. Trial will begin on March 7, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA. Rosebrock also is being criminally prosecuted for taking photographs on Memorial Day 2016, and on Sunday, June 12, 2016, without permission. The Memorial Day charge stems from photographs Rosebrock took of a Veterans... Read more →

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (February 22, 2017)--Patrick J. Devine, of Gloucester City passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017, at the age of 67. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph E. and Helen T. (Barron) Devine. Brother of Michael Devine (Karen), sister in law, Sue Devine, nieces, Colleen Devine and Maureen McGeehan and nephews, Joseph, Michael and Scott Devine. Patrick was also predeceased by his brother, Joseph E. Devine, Jr. in October of 2015. Patrick proudly served our county in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War aboard the USS Saratoga. He went on to... Read more →

For those looking for good news on the foreign-policy front under President Trump, his selection of Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as national security adviser should be very welcome. McMaster couldn't be more different from his deposed predecessor, Michael Flynn, in personality and in his likely approach to this key position. Where Flynn was hot-tempered, narrowly focused… Read more →

English: Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) February 21, 2017 Displayed with permission from PR Newswire Established In Philadelphia Designed To Engage Students In STEM At An Early Age PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia has been selected as the national educational partner for GSK Science in the Summer™, a free summer program designed to engage children in science, technology, engineering and math at an early age. In 2017, the program, which offers hands-on science courses throughout the summer to elementary students at schools, libraries, shelters, camps, Boys & Girls Clubs and homeschool groups, will... Read more →

English: DFW American Airlines Departure (Photo credit: Wikipedia) FORT WORTH, Texas — Cheap, no-frills fares from American Airlines are here. On Tuesday, the Fort Worth-based carrier began selling its "basic economy" fare on ten routes, including Dallas/Fort Worth to Baltimore, Philadelphia and Tampa. Prices ranged from $90 for a one-way ticket from DFW to Baltimore and $148 from DFW to Philadelphia. But the fares… Read more →

The Gloucester Township Police Department is asking our Doctors and Pharmacist to encourage their patients to dispose of their unused or expired medications properly. Residents may drop off their unused or expired medications for disposal at the Gloucester Township Police Department Watch Desk at any time; the medication disposal area is accessible 24 Hours a day/ 7 days a week. In our most recent overdose call,a male subject was found inside a vehicle unconscious, not responsive, blue in the face, from overdosing on heroin. Police deployed one dose of Naloxone and started rescue breathing until the arrival of Gloucester Township... Read more →

published May 18th, 2008 Box Score Newark, NJ…Rowan University handed The College of New Jersey a 5-2 loss in the 2008 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Tournament on Sunday afternoon. Rowan will now take on Kean University in the championship of the 2008 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship at Eagles and Bears Riverfront Stadium. TCNJ, which earned the third seed in the regional, finishes their season with a 30-12 record, while Rowan University improves to 33-14. Adam Tussey was 3-4 for the Lions with a pair of stolen bases. Junior Tom Ready (Blenheim, NJ/Triton Regional) drove in two runs for the Profs, while... Read more →

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP NJ (February 21, 2017)--On Monday, February 20, 2017 at approximately 9:11pm, Gloucester Township Police received a 9-1-1 call for a report of a 20-30 year old female who was assaulted by a male subject who reportedly tried to pull her into a vehicle on Mayapple Road. Officers checked the area for the vehicle, with negative results. The suspect vehicle which is described as a newer model white SUV with black trim and an in-dash navigation system. Initial investigation revealed that the female was out front of her residence smoking when the suspect drove up to her and a... Read more →

https://youtu.be/XQRGsvRIXyA Gloucester Township NJ--On 2/17/2017 at 0440 hours, two unknown males entered the Gloucester Township Community Park Located on Hickstown Road, driving a dark colored sedan. The males proceeded to the vending area of the park, and damaged a soda machine while attempting to pry open the machine. Then then leave in the same vehicle. If you can identify the suspect in the video and photos call the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500, or call our GTPD Anonymous Crime Tip Line: 856-842-5560. To send an Anonymous Tip via Text Message to Gloucester Township Police, text the keyword TIP GLOTWPPD... Read more →

Last of three statewide public workshops set for Thursday, Feb. 23 in New Castle County DOVER (Feb. 21, 2017) – The last of three statewide public workshops for gathering comment about Delaware’s Open Space Program Plan – following amendments made last year to the state’s Land Protection Act (7 Del. C. Chapter 75), and public concern about certain components of the Open Space Program – is set for Thursday, Feb. 23 at the Blue Ball Barn in Wilmington. The workshop begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Blue Ball Barn’s Calving Room, 1914 West Park Drive, Wilmington, DE 19803. The workshops... Read more →

Today the New Jersey Sierra Club is joining other environmental groups and concerned citizens to rally for protecting the pipeline. This weekend Pinelands Commission Executive Director Nancy Wittenberg wrote a letter expressing approval for the pipeline, exceeding her approval and breaking the rules of the CMP. We are protesting in front of the Statehouse to tell Governor Christie and his Administration to stop trying to push through dangerous pipelines in the Pines such as South Jersey Gas Pipeline. New Jersey Sierra Club Director Jeff Tittel released the following statement: “We’re at the statehouse today to demand that Governor Christie to... Read more →

February 21, 2017 Bill Donohue | THE CATHOLIC LEAGUE Two weeks ago today, a professor from Georgetown University publicly rose to the defense of slavery and rape, and not a single major media outlet—with the exception of a blogger on the Washington Post website and a brief posting on foxnews.com—has said a word about it. The absence of outrage is not hard to figure out: Jonathan Brown's defense was limited to Islam. Brown, a convert to Islam, holds an endowed chair in Islamic studies at Georgetown. The Jesuit-run institution has a wealthy benefactor in Saudi Arabia, a nation which bans... Read more →

RELATED: BLUE LINE Crime Gloucester City News MARIA DINZEO | Courthouse News SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – A three-judge appellate panel tossed a defamation lawsuit against Facebook by an attorney who once represented Paul Ceglia, the man accused of fabricating a contract that gave him an 84 percent stake in the then-fledgling social media company in 2004. Paul Argentieri sued Facebook, its founder Mark Zuckerberg and general counsel Colin Stretch in October 2015, claiming Stretch tarnished his legal reputation went he sent an email to reporters saying Argentieri and other lawyers representing Ceglia “knew [Ceglia’s lawsuit] was based on forged documents... Read more →

published Sunday, May 18, 2008 Gloucester City, NJ, May 16, 2008 - Don't be surprised if you hear the sound of bagpipes, dance music and revelry resounding from Gloucester City's waterfront sometime in the near future. It's coming. The City of Gloucester recently completed a Community Insights revitalization study, begun in mid-2007, with the goal of identifying strategies to renew its older, underutilized retail districts. The determination of the study was that this definitely could be accomplished, and a primary means will be to use fun to do so, recreating the Delaware River waterfront corridor along King and Water streets... Read more →

Official Website of the Department of Homeland Security/ press release It was a major culture shock when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Cleveland Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) Michael T. Moreland first joined the U.S. Army. After all, it’s a long way from his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, where he was stationed. But despite the early obstacles, Moreland had a successful 15-year Army career that opened the door to his current law enforcement career. As Moreland reflects on African American History Month, he looks back in appreciation of how those... Read more →

By April Dembosky | Kaiser Health Network Jay Zimmerman got his first BB gun when he was 7, and his first shotgun when he was 10. “Growing up in Appalachia, you look forward to getting your first firearm,” he said, “probably more so than your first car.” His grandfather taught him to hunt squirrels and quail. Zimmerman, who lives in Elizabethton, Tenn., said pretty much everyone he knows has a gun. It’s just part of the culture. “When I went into the military, that culture was reinforced,” he said. “Your weapon is almost another appendage. It’s part of who you... Read more →

RELATED: BLUE LINE Crime Gloucester City News ( CNBNewsnet photos ) GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (February 21, 2017)CNBNewsnet--Workers from the Gloucester City Environmental Department (aka Water Works ) are breaking up the asphalt at Market and Westminister Streets in order to repair a broken water main. During the construction work, no traffic will be permitted to travel east on Market Street from Broadway and only local traffic will be permitted to travel west on Market Street from Rt. 130 South as far as Lane Avenue. The work is expected to be completed by 4 pm today. Below-Market Street looking west towards... Read more →

by Mary McCusker | The Catholic Star Herald Every pew at Saint Joseph’s Church in Somers Point was packed on Monday, Feb. 6. Parents and their children were all there for one reason: to honor the military through spiritual and corporal works of mercy. Father Ed Namiotka, pastor, opened the event by explaining the difference between the two traditional Catholic actions, keeping even the most fidgety children engaged as he gave examples of each. “Each and every one of us is capable of showing mercy,” he said. “The Lord has shown us mercy, and as Christians, we must show others... Read more →

Morrisville, PA--Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School 7th and 8th grade students recently completed a unit of study on the life of Louis Braille, the 19th Century Frenchman who was best known as the creator of the Braille alphabet for those with visual impairments. Braille’s alphabet remains the primary mode of literacy for children who are blind. Braille’s alphabet remains the primary mode of literacy for children who are blind. On Wednesday the students will receive a special visitor for a real life lesson in Braille. Nicholas Lentz a 7th grade student at Saint Lucy Day School for Children with Visual... Read more →

PHILADELPHIA -- The South Street bar Richard Petrone and Danielle Imbo left on the night of Feb. 19, 2005 is long gone. Petrone's Dodge pick-up truck was never seen again. Imbo's bank account never budged in the days that turned to weeks into years. Not even a reward worth tens of thousands of dollars could pry… Related articles Have you seen this truck? Cops say it was involved in Rockaway hit-and-run crash Rockaway Borough cops investigating hit-and-run crash Mazda MX-5: Windshield Chip Repair | Grand Prix Road Trip Kyle teenager killed in hit-and-run crash The Canadian marriage at 150: A... Read more →

Allie Weintraub | Courthouse News PHOENIX (CN) – The Arizona Department of Corrections has taken a novel approach to the increasingly difficult task of procuring the necessary drugs to execute inmates: encouraging attorneys to obtain lethal-injection drugs for their clients on death row. The one-paragraph proposal, released last month in a 36-page “Execution Procedures” manual, instructs inmates’ counsel or family members to bring enough pentobarbital or sodium thiopental – barbiturates injected in high doses to kill condemned inmates – if they can get them “from a certified or licensed pharmacist, pharmacy, compound pharmacy, manufacturer, or supplier.” A third protocol consists... Read more →

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NEWARK –The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the state’s largest healthcare provider, Horizon Healthcare Services, Inc., has agreed to pay $1.1 million and improve data security practices to settle allegations it failed to properly protect the privacy of nearly 690,000 New Jersey policyholders whose personal information was contained on two laptops stolen from the insurer’s Newark headquarters. The insurance giant, which does business as Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (“Horizon BCBSNJ”), agreed to the settlement after a Division investigation concluded that the company’s failure to comply with federal healthcare data security standards threatened... Read more →

press release The New Jersey Sierra Club are releasing DEP slideshows kept from the public that shows they are misleading the public and the Senate about the need to update standards to protect our drinking water. This important information includes their plans to review amendments to the New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act rules and the Private Well Testing Act rules but has been kept from the public. Though the DEP is planning to make amendments, it may be too little too late for the people who have been drinking contaminated water. These amendments also show that the DEP has... Read more →

TRENTON — The state’s capital will become the 22nd New Jersey municipality where you have to be at least 21 to buy tobacco products. The statewide minimum age is 19. The City Council voted Thursday night to prohibit the sale of tobacco or nicotine delivery products, including e-cigarettes, to anyone under 21 starting March. The order also bans self-serve cigarette machines. Retailers that are caught selling tobacco products to anyone under 21 will be fined $250 for the first violation, $500 for the second violation and $1,000 for the third violation. The city’s Department of Health has the option to... Read more →

Weber, Mary K., (nee Williams) of Alexandria, VA, age 87, died on February 14, 2017. Beloved wife of the late Joseph G. Weber. Loving mother of Walter (Angela) Weber of Alexandria, Virginia, Louise (Douglas) Kahl of Munroe Falls, Ohio, and Neil (Christina) Weber of Galena, Ohio, and devoted grandmother of nine grandchildren: Juliana, Constance, Peter, and Andrew Weber; Seth Kahl; and Sophia, Xavier, Elijah, and Luke Weber. Preceded in death by seven brothers and three sisters, she is survived by her sister Patricia Mergenthal Lanzilotta and many nieces and nephews. Mary was born in Gloucester City, New Jersey on November... Read more →

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ (February 20, 2017)--Saturday morning, February 18 the Gloucester City Police Department Detective Bureau and the City Police Department K9 Unit along with the Camden County Sheriff’s Department S.E.R.T. Team executed a narcotics search warrant at a residence in the 300 block of Mercer Street, culminating an investigation into the distribution of narcotics from the residence. As a result, over one ounce of heroin, drug paraphernalia, packaging materials and $1,277 in currency were seized. Suspects Jose L. Almodovar (43) and Juan R. Negron (45), both residents of the target residence, were arrested and charged with possession of CDS... Read more →

published Sunday, May 25, 2008 GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--Gloucester City Councilwoman Kellie Ferry released the following statement regarding the upcoming Memorial Day "Come join the VFW and the American Legion on May 26, 2008, as they start off the Memorial Day Celebrations by paying tribute to the fallen soldiers of our town beginning at 8 am in the Cedar Grove Cemetery on Market Street. "From there they will proceed to the St. Mary's Cemetery also on Market Street and then to Union Cemetery located on Powell Street. The commemoration will continue at 11 AM at the War Memorials on Broadway, everyone... Read more →

FBI Press release Gary O’Neal Bell Being Sought for Facilitating Commercial Sex of a Minor Members of the FBI’s Washington Field Office Child Exploitation Task Force have obtained an arrest warrant for Gary O’Neal Bell, 24, of Washington, D.C. for juvenile sex trafficking. Bell is wanted for facilitating commercial sex for an underage female over a series of months. The sex trafficking occurred in multiple locations throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Gary O’Neal Bell is described as a black male, approximately 145 pounds, 5’8” tall, with a medium build, brown eyes, and black hair that may have recently been... Read more →

by Peter G. Sánchez | The Catholic Star Herald CAMDEN — As the church bells sung and the sun shone on the brisk February morning here on Monday, Feb. 6, the black plastic around the signpost was unfurled, revealing recognition for a “prophet,” “visionary,” “fighter” and “angel” for this city for more than four decades. Msgr. Michael Doyle was honored with the renaming of Jasper Street, from Broadway to 4th Street, to “Michael Doyle Lane,” just outside Sacred Heart Church and elementary school, where he has been its shepherd since 1974. At a ceremony in the church before the unveiling,... Read more →

CAMDEN, N.J. (February 17, 2017) – A former New Jersey attorney and his father have been indicted for their respective roles in a $13 million Ponzi scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today. Michael W. Kwasnik, 47, of North Miami Beach, Florida, and William M. Kwasnik, 68, of Marlton, New Jersey, were indicted Feb. 16, 2017, by a federal grand jury on three counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and seven counts of money laundering. Michael Kwasnik was also charged with eight additional counts of transacting in criminal... Read more →

PHILADELPHIA (February 16, 2017)– Today, The School District of Philadelphia announced its first receipt of funds from fees generated from rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft. The funds, totaling $357,593 will go to the School District’s General Operating Fund. “I want to thank the entire Philadelphia delegation for leading the fight to pass legislation ensuring the children of the School District Philadelphia came first,” said Dr. William R. Hite, Superintendent, The School District of Philadelphia. “The best system for the School District of Philadelphia is one that gives us predictable revenue sources, and receiving our first portion of rideshare funds... Read more →

WOODBURY NJ--For the past five years, scores of Gloucester County students in more than 20 elementary, middle and high schools have been expressing their feelings about bullying in poems, and posters and videos. They were encouraged to give creative expression to the offensiveness and impact of bullying by the Gloucester County Community Justice Partnership, a group of dedicated volunteers organized by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office (GCPO). The partnership has also honored county students who have displayed “Random Acts of Kindness” to other students, including a teenager who befriended a student who was being ridiculed for a speech impediment; another... Read more →

English: The arch to Wildwood Crest, New Jersey along the beach at the border with Wildwood, taken on Memorial Day 2008. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Here's what’s new in the Wildwoods for 2017...please check back for updates! EVENTS: March 19: Fishing & Boating Expo April 14: Family Fun & Game Night May 6: Cinco de Mayo Festival May 19-20: Murder Mystery Weekend June 11: Slammedenuff NJ Car Show June 18: Rodeo at the Beach June 26-Sept. 1: Fitness in the Plaza July 13-Aug 31: Music in the Plaza Aug. 2-11: Hobie Mini-Mega North American Championships Sept. 1-3: Shore Stop Dance Convention... Read more →