NEWS, SPORTS, COMMENTARY, POLITICS for Gloucester City and the Surrounding Areas of South Jersey and Philadelphia
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FAR HILLS -- They came with their own bartenders in black ties, tables covered in patterned tablecloths and even their own custom-made bars. ... to cater for her friends as they placed bets on the day's seven races. "We're celebrating this great part of New Jersey that not a lot of people think about." Organizers estimated nearly 40,000 spectators ...
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SCRANTON, PA. (October 20, 2017) – Due to below-normal rainfall over the past several months, Pennsylvania American Water is asking customers in its Nazareth service area to voluntarily reduce water usage in accordance with the company's drought contingency plan. “Water levels have been decreasing gradually over the last few months,” said Don Kessler, manager of Field Operations, Pennsylvania American Water. To avoid a more serious situation if the dry weather continues, the company is asking its customers in Nazareth and the surrounding communities to voluntarily reduce the non-essential usage of water. This notice applies only to Pennsylvania American Water customers in the following areas: Bushkill Township; Easton; Forks; Lower Nazareth; Nazareth; Palmer; Pen Argyl Borough; Plainfield; Stockertown; Tatamy; Upper Nazareth; Washington Township; and Wind Gap. “Simple reductions in water usage now by customers can make a big difference,” said Kessler. The following non-essential uses should be eliminated: Watering of lawns,...
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CNB Dec. 2008 Archives: WHEN EAST MEETS WEST I received the following from dear a friend who thought of me as a keeper too. Hank F. Miller Jr. Kitakyushu ,City, Japan Their marriage was good, their dreams focused. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat and Mom in a house dress; lawn mower in his hand, and dish-towel in hers. It was the time for fixing things. A curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep. It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy. All that re-fixing, eating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more. But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the...
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NEWARK, N.J. – A real estate investor, a builder, a mortgage loan officer, and a real estate settlement attorney were arrested today and charged with using “straw buyers” to fraudulently obtain mortgage loans from a bank, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Victor Santos, a/k/a “Vitor Santos,” 57, of Wachtung, New Jersey; Arsenio Santos, a/k/a “Gaspar Santos,” 50, of Warren, New Jersey; Fausto Simoes, 64, of Millington, New Jersey; and, Raquel Casalinho, 37, of Union, New Jersey, are charged by complaint with one count each of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. They are expected to appear at 2 p.m. today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson in Newark federal court. According to the complaint: From September 2007 through November 2008, Victor Santos, a real estate investor; Arsenio Santos, a builder and Victor’s cousin; Casalinho, a junior home mortgage consultant at the victim bank and Victor’s niece; and Simoes,...
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Related: ARTIST Dave Wolfe Vol. 4 No. 18 (October 21, 2017) Editor's Note: Each Sunday morning we will post a weekly comic strip provided by cartoonist Dave Wolfe, age 17. Dave has been drawing since he was 5 years old, he knew he wanted to be a cartoonist at the age of 8. He’s been distributing his comics in school since 3rd grade. (click image to enlarge)
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Both the Gloucester Lions and Gloucester Catholic Rams football teams suffered big defeats. Both teams went on the road and were beaten by a total of 74 points. The previously unbeaten Rams (5 - 1) visited Woodstown on Friday evening. The local Rams lost 32-0 to the Woodies who improved to 3 - 3 behind the Woodies Qb Cody Wolf's 3 touchdowns, passing for 2 while returning an interception for a TD. The Lions waited until Saturday to be beaten by host Burlington City 42 -0 behind 26 points by City's Jimmy Brown. Despite the losses both the Rams and Lions are sill in the thick of the Championship hunt. The Rams remain tied with Schalick for the division lead with the Lions one game behind the leaders.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif., October 21, 2017 – Boxing is truly an international sport, with national rivalries and regional flavor adding to the sport's attraction for many fans. This weekend's top fights make the case nicely, with action starting in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Stokke, Norway, then moving to the East Coast with action in New York and New Jersey, ending in the early hours Sunday with a live fight from Tokyo.
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PATCO announced today an enhanced, revised rail schedule to ensure reliable performance during the annual "Leaf season." From mid-October through early December, fallen leaves that are crushed on the rails by traveling trains create an oily residue on the surface of the track. This results in trains taking a longer time to accelerate and decelerate, and can cause wheels to slide. The resulting friction can flatten parts of wheel surfaces, causing trains to roll unevenly. "This is a common dilemma for rail lines in areas that are subject to seasonal leaf fall," said PATCO General Manager John D. Rink. "The loss of friction created by leaf residue can require that we take affected trains out of service for repairs, which can result in temporary equipment shortages, and can also lengthen the running times because of slower acceleration and the need for more gentle braking. We also use a high-pressure washer...
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RELATED: FACE OF DEFENSE BOSTON (Oct. 20, 2017) A U.S. Coast Guard Station Boston law enforcement team provides security for the USS Constitution, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 as it sails in Boston Harbor to commemorate the Navy's 242nd birthday, officially observed on Oct. 13th. On Oct. 21, 1797, 220 years ago, USS Constitution was launched into the Boston Harbor and commissioned as an active duty warship in the United States Navy. Constitution is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Andrew Barresi/Released) By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey Scoular, USS Constitution Public Affairs HARLESTOWN, Mass. (NNS) -- USS Constitution and her crew headed underway from the ship's berth in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on Oct. 20, in commemoration of the ship's launching 220 years ago and the U.S. Navy's 242nd birthday. This was the first underway Constitution completed since she left...
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NEWARK, N.J. – A Sewell, New Jersey, man and the former president of a linens supply company today admitted defrauding his employer of $245,000 that he disguised as legitimate business expenses, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Michael A. Vicchairelli, 62, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one count of wire fraud. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court: Between January 2012 and August 2014, while he was the president of the victim company, Vicchairelli used his corporate American Express Card for personal unauthorized expenditures, including costs related to gentleman’s lounges, escorts, auto repairs and restaurants. Vicchairelli then submitted reimbursement claims to the company for these expenses. To conceal the fraud, Vicchairelli instructed company employees to hide these personal charges by coding them within the company’s ledger system as legitimate business...
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PENNSAUKEN, NJ (October 21, 2017)(CNBNewsnet)--The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Pennsauken Township Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a woman who robbed a bank today, Friday, October 20, 2017. The suspect entered the BB&T Bank located on the 7300 block of Maple Avenue in Pennsauken shortly before 7:00 p.m. and passed a demand note to a teller. She received an undisclosed amount of cash and fled into the passenger’s side of a green 4 door vehicle headed in an unknown direction. No weapon was displayed and no one was injured. The suspect is described as a white female with dark frame rectangle glasses, acne or possible pock marks on her face, in her mid-20s to early 30s. She stands at approximately 5’4” to 5’5” tall and has an average build. She was wearing dark colored legging pants, with black flip flops, a dark colored hoodie sweatshirt with...
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Thirteen Involved in Rival Mill Creek Drug Distribution Organizations Indicted Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen announced today the indictment of thirteen individuals on charges including murder, drug trafficking, and unlawful possession and use of firearms. For several years two drug distribution groups operated within the Mill Creek neighborhood of West Philadelphia to sell crack cocaine in and around two playgrounds. One organization sold crack in a playground, commonly referred to as “the Grounds,” located near to the intersection of 52nd Street and Westminster Avenue. The second organization sold crack in a playground, commonly referred to as “the Pit,” located near to the intersection of 51st Street and Reno Street. These two areas are within close proximity to each other (merely a few blocks away) and are separated by a baseball field on Westminster Avenue, the lower boundary of “the Grounds.” “The Grounds” organization involved Robert Mack, a/k/a “Tweet,”...
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Bill Donohue | The Catholic League October 20, 2017 Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on remarks made by Lawrence O'Donnell on his MSNBC show last night: When a person makes a mean-spirited bigoted comment, he is not exculpated if he is a member of the group he disparages. What matters is not the biography of the bigot: what matters is the bigoted comment. Lawrence O'Donnell proved once again that he, as an Irish Catholic, is not immune from charges of anti-Catholicism. Here is what this embittered man said on October 19: "In John Kelly's neighborhood, in the Catholic parish that he grew up in, in the Catholic parish that I grew up in, women were getting beaten by their husbands, their drunken husbands as a normal weekly occurrence." Perhaps O'Donnell's drunken father beat his mother. I don't know. If so, it would explain why he projected his own abusive...
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HARRISBURG — Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced a new round of arrests in a major drug ring that sold $1 million in heroin and crack cocaine in Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne County over the past year. The Office of Attorney General and Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office charged 36 people with drug dealing in the second phase of a joint investigation called “Operation Outfoxed.” “This ring of drug dealers was selling thousands of dollars’ worth of heroin and crack cocaine every day for more than a year – infecting Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding communities until we put a stop to it,” Attorney General Josh Shapiro said. “The people of Luzerne County are fed up with the peddling of this poison in their communities. We hear you and today, we took 36 more dealers off the streets of Northeastern Pennsylvania.” The investigation began in the fall of 2016. With the collaboration...
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to Ordering Municipal Employees to Perform Political Errands Using Township Vehicles TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that Timothy Grossi, former deputy director of the North Bergen Department of Public Works (DPW), pleaded guilty today to a charge that he ordered subordinate employees to run political errands while they were on duty and being paid by the township. Grossi, 77, of Jersey City, N.J., pleaded guilty today to a charge of third-degree misapplication of entrusted property and property of government before Superior Court Judge Margaret M. Foti in Bergen County. Under the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Grossi be sentenced to five years in state prison. However, the judge indicated on the record in court that she intends to suspend the sentence because of the condition of Grossi’s health. Grossi will be permanently barred from public office or employment in New Jersey. He is scheduled for...
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(October 20, 2017)(Newark, NJ)--The United States Attorney’s Office and the United States Border Patrol Swanton Sector announce that Jose Moreira De Sousa, 51, a naturalized U.S. citizen who lives in Newark, N.J., appeared yesterday in United States District Court in Burlington on a charge that he transported two illegal aliens within the United States. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released the defendant on conditions pending his next court hearing in early November. According to the criminal complaint that was filed yesterday, on the morning of October 17, a concerned citizen notified agents at the Beecher Falls Border Patrol station that a suspicious person driving an Audi with New Jersey license plates was stopped at a cabin on the U.S. –Canadian border. Agents identified the driver as Moreira De Sousa and determined that he had legally entered the United States from Canada earlier that day. Agents surveilled Moreira De Sousa,...
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GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (October 20, 2017)(CNBNewsnet)--A nine year old female was struck last Sunday morning by a vehicle as she crossed Broadway at the Hudson Street intersection. According to the police they arrested a Highland Blvd. resident and charged her with the failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Police said the 27-year-old Gloucester City resident was arrested Sunday, October 15 at (9:55 am) by Ptl. George Spingler. The officer had responded to Broadway at Hudson Street for a reported pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Further investigation determined the pedestrian, a (9) year old female, was crossing Broadway in the crosswalk and was struck. At the time of the investigation, her injuries appeared to be minor and she was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The driver of the vehicle, Lauren A. Cianchetti (27), a resident of the 400 block of Highland Blvd. was arrested on warrants...
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Surrounded by her loving family on October 14, 2017 at the age of 62. Of Gibbstown and formerly of Cherry Hill. Born in Bucks County, PA on November 11, 1954 to the late Wilfred W. Robinson and Katherine M. Davis (nee Nogowski). Ginny is lovingly survived by her fiancée, Michael D. Quirk and his daughter Allison Quirk; her sister, Katherine N. Gordon (Arthur) and brother, Stephen R. Davis (Carol); her nieces and nephews, John (Yamit), William (Sarah), Michael (Danielle) and Tasha (Doug); her great nieces and nephews, Christina G. (Stephen), Christina W., Fallon Rose, Jacob and Nicholas; great-great nephew Noah; great-great niece, Aubrey and longtime friend of 45 years, Raymond Kalberg. In addition to her parents, Ginny was predeceased by her brother, William S. Robinson; sister, Lynn D. Bailey (surviving John) and nephew, Daniel Wolfe. Ginny was a graduate of George Washington High School in Northeast Philadelphia. She was the...
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BELLMAWR, NJ (October 20, 2017)(CNBNewsnet)--Thursday, October 19 at approximately 2:56 pm officers from the Bellmawr Police Department were dispatched to the 800 unit block of West Browning Road for a report of a stabbing. The suspect was arrested today in Camden City by officers from the Sheriff's Department. Bellmawr Police released the following prepared statement information about the incident. Upon arrival it was learned that an employee at the Laundromat had suffered wounds inflicted by a sharp instrument and that the suspect had fled the store carrying the cash register. The victim was tended to by EMS and transported to the hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. He was reportedly up, speaking and cordial while being interviewed by Detectives. Responding officers immediately established a perimeter and local schools were told to shelter in place. Over the course of the next several hours, and with the help of...
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On Aug. 12, the National Executive Committee of The American Legion approved a number of rule changes for the American Legion Baseball program following the Baseball Committee’s extensive page-by-page review of the program’s rule book. Listed below are some of the major rule changes approved, all of which demonstrate American Legion Baseball’s commitment to player safety and improving the quality of play. The 2018 rule book will be released in January. Gary Stone, chairman of the Baseball Committee, conducted an interview that can be found here, which goes into more detail regarding some of the decisions. National tournament play will feature seven-inning games Departments will still have the option to play nine-inning games during the regular season, however, beginning at the state tournament and all the way through the American Legion World Series, games will be seven innings. This proposal passed with overwhelming support of the department baseball chairmen and...
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A New Jersey doctor's medical license was suspended in 2004, but that didn't keep him from practicing, according to prosecutors. Now the doctor, Paramjit Singh, and the founder of Medical Care Associates -- the Warren and Morris county practices for which he works -- face criminal charges, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office announced Tuesday following an…
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TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that the former chief operating officer of a Morristown-based freight railway company was convicted at trial today of attempting to steal over $75,000 by falsely inflating an insurance claim that the company filed in connection with damage to a railroad switch caused by a truck accident in 2005. Gordon Fuller, 76, of Plainfield, N.J., the former chief operating officer of the Morristown and Erie Railway, Inc. (M&E), was found guilty by a Morris County jury of charges of conspiracy (2nd degree), insurance fraud (2nd degree), attempted theft by deception (2nd degree), and falsifying or tampering with records (4th degree). The jury verdict followed a trial before Superior Court Judge Salem Vincent Ahto. Sentencing for Fuller is scheduled for November 30. Deputy Attorneys General Anthony Robinson and Melissa Simsen tried the case for the Division of Criminal Justice. The charges stemmed from an...
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Bill Bates Mount Ephraim NEWS Correspondent The Mount Ephraim Board of Commissioners opened up the monthly December meeting by reading a proclamation publicly recognizing and applauding Freedom Ferry Captain Rodger Taylor, a Mount Ephraim resident, and his crew for their actions taken on the afternoon of August 5. Captain Taylor and his crew keenly observed a woman in distress in the Delaware River and quickly activated his crew to commence a rescue effort to assist the unidentified unresponsive women. Deckhand Matthew Taylor jumped into the water to help save the woman and was assisted by Zachary Tannoia and Kevin Fisher in getting the woman to shore. A congratulation was given to newly appointed Acting Borough Clerk Marie Darlington who took office earlier in the month. Public hearing and second readings were read and carried for several items including an ordinance amending chapter 75A entitled “brush, grass and weeds” to change...
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TRENTON – Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a Burlington County man was sentenced to jail today for falsifying bids to win four contracts worth approximately $4.6 million from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for engineering services related to bridge painting and construction projects. Chetan Shah, 62, of Mount Laurel, N.J., was sentenced today to 364 days in the county jail and three years of probation by Superior Court Judge Timothy P. Lydon in Mercer County. The judge suspended the jail sentence on the condition that Shah meets the conditions of his probation. Shah and his company, S&R Engineers (S&R) each pleaded guilty on Aug. 2 to a charge of third-degree tampering with public records or information. Under their plea agreements, Shah and S&R were jointly and severally liable for payment of $250,000, representing the estimated profits or gains from their illegal conduct. Shah paid the required sum...
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PHILADELPHIA, PA (10/17/2017)-- Parth Patel of Galloway, NJ (08205), a pharmacology/toxicology student in Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at University of the Sciences, took part in a special recognition ceremony for the Pharmacology/Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Sciences programs on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. In addition to donning a white lab coat, Patel was among the students who also received a pin to reinforce their commitment to their chosen field of study. The BS program in pharmacology/toxicology trains students to understand the interactions of drugs and other chemicals with living systems, while the BS program in pharmaceutical sciences trains students to develop novel methods to deliver drugs to the body and analyze the effectiveness of these drug delivery systems. Students in both programs are well prepared for their careers in industry, academia, and government or go on for advanced degrees. University of the Sciences has prepared students to be leaders and practitioners in...
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PHILADELPHIA, PA (October 19, 2017)(CNBNewsnet)--Philadelphia man was sentenced to four months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States and to aiding and abetting the filing of false claims for tax refunds, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Louis D. Lappen. According to documents filed with the court, Stephane Estelly, 30, engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain income tax refunds through the filing of false tax returns using stolen personal identifying information. At least one of Estelly’s co-conspirators electronically filed the returns, which directed that the fraudulently claimed refunds be deposited into a bank account in his name and another account in the name of Estelly's’s Bookkeeping. Estelly did not have a tax preparation or bookkeeping service, but had opened up the accounts in order to facilitate the crime. He admitted to causing a loss of $231,327.05. In addition to the term of prison imposed, U.S. District Judge John R....
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Fall Trout Stocking Summary 2017 Fall Trout Stocking Schedule Behind the Scenes at the Pequest Hatchery (Facebook LIVE, 10/11/17) Trout Fishing Facts & Information - When, Where, How (pdf, 20kb) Fall trout-stocking has become of the most popular stocking programs offered by Fish and Wildlife, particularly since 2006 when the Division began stocking only larger two-year old trout. Anglers enjoy the additional fish provided by the Division as well as the opportunity to fish the waters of New Jersey during one of the most beautiful times of year. The big fish, cool water, great weather and spectacular scenery combined to make the fall season what many consider to be New Jersey’s premium trout fishing season. Fall stocking begins Tuesday, October 10 in 2017 and concludes on Wednesday, October 18. All trout are raised at the division's Pequest Trout Hatchery. Any trout not caught during the fall will also be available...
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The Jefferson Health Washington Township OR team recently took part in the Gift of Life Family House Home Cook Heroes program by collecting money and providing brunch at their Philadelphia location, which serves as a "home away from home" for transplant patients and their families. The Home Cook Heroes program was born out of the realization that most transplant families don’t have time or money to shop and prepare a healthy meal after a long day in the hospital. Home Cook Heroes – which allows volunteers to prepare and serve meals – offers a home-cooked meal every evening, along with brunch on the weekends, while providing a space for families to share their experiences with others going through the transplant journey. The Jefferson Washington Township Hospital OR team has participated in several organ harvests over the past year, and wanted to show its support for this patient population by taking...
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AUTHOR Keith Lockwood October 18, 2017 Herb Floyd caught this nice striped bass in the lower Choptank recently and also sent in an accompanying picture of what the striped bass have been eating. Photos courtesy of Herb Floyd The much anticipated annual striped bass young of the year surveyresults have been released and they are positive. The number of two-year-old striped bass that are being encountered in all three regions of the bay also bode well for the future of striped bass fishing in the Chesapeake Bay. At present the two- and three-year old rockfish are feeding heavily on bay anchovies and gaining in size. As most anglers know, bay water temperatures have been a bit warmer than normal for this time of the year, and because of that the anticipated fall run of baitfish leaving the tidal rivers is behind schedule. Recently we have begun to experience some chilly...
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Saturday, December 06, 2008 ClearysNoteBook video GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ--In years past the parade traveled the lenght of Broadway. This year it started at King and Powell Streets and headed out through the inner streets of the City. In the video a light snow/sleet falls as the parade (two fire engines, a police scooter, several corvettes, a truck with children and Santa Claus) heads north on Lane Avenue towards Thompson. The caravan ended at the Mary Ethel Costello School were a large crowd of children and adults waited for Santa's arrival. At the school there was a Christmas Tree Decorating Contest, photos with Santa, a Ginger bread House Contest, cookie contest, gift and craft vendors, and carolers. Related articles U.S. Household Income Grew 5.2% in 2015, Breaking Pattern of Stagnation After 38 years on the block, 'Santa' and his trees get kicked to the curb Disneyland's Jingle Cruise might be gone...
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Lieutenant governor hopefuls quarrel over making N.J. a 'sanctuary state' in debate MONTCLAIR -- The running mates for the major-party nominees in the fight to succeed Chris Christie as New Jersey's governor sparred Monday night over a controversial campaign ad that some critics have blasted as racist and "gutter politics." The argument came in the first and only debate between Carlos Rendo, Republican Kim Guadagno's choice for lieutenant…
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TRENTON -- The state's largest teachers' union's all out war with New Jersey's most powerful elected Democrat is one for the history books. And not only because the New Jersey Education Association will have made a powerful enemy in the Legislature if it fails to unseat Senate President Stephen Sweeney by spending millions to campaign against…
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NEWARK, N.J. – A doctor with offices in Paterson, New Jersey, Passaic, New Jersey, and Elizabeth, New Jersey, today admitted defrauding Medicare and private insurance companies out of $3 million by billing for more than 150,000 physical therapy sessions that were performed by unlicensed and unqualified personnel, Acting U.S. Attorney William Fitzpatrick announced. Anthony J. Enrico, 60, of North Haledon, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court to an information charging him with one count of health care fraud. According to the documents filed in the case and statements made in court: From January 2007 through May 2016, Enrico billed Medicare and other health insurance providers for physical therapy services that he supposedly provided to his patients. In order for them to be reimbursable, Medicare and private insurers required that physical therapy services be performed only by individuals like Enrico who met certain...
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Newswise — Charlottesville, VA (October 17, 2017). The majority of football players in the US (70%) are elementary and middle school students. These young athletes enthusiastically put on their gear, learn strategy, acquire skills, and participate in games with their peers. Unfortunately, like their professional counterparts these athletes sometimes get injured. Fairly often they sustain head impacts during tackling and blocking maneuvers. Exposure to head impacts in American football has become a national concern: neurocognitive and brain changes can occur from repeated head impacts, even when no evidence of concussion is found. To gain a greater understanding of head impacts, researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics at Virginia Tech examined exposure to these blows in young athletes, 9 to 12 years of age, during football games and practice drills. Their goal was to determine under what circumstances high-magnitude head impacts (linear or rotational accelerations measuring more than...
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2017 – GB Green Gastronome, LLC, a Jamaica, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 8,000 pounds of chicken and pork products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain coconut milk and coconut cream, known tree nut allergens, which are not declared on the product label. The Heat Treated Not Fully Cooked, Not Shelf Stable chicken and pork items were produced and packaged on various dates from September 1, 2017 to October 11, 2017. The following products are subject to recall: [View Labels (PDF Only)] 2-lb. plastic packages containing “Pork, Sausage & Cabbage Steam Bun.” 2-lb. plastic packages containing “Steam Bun with Roasted Pork.” 2-lb. plastic packages containing “Chicken Vegetable Steam Bun.” The products subject to recall bear establishment number “EST. 21418” or “EST. P-21418” inside the USDA mark of inspection. These items were...
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TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that a Newark man pleaded guilty today to a first-degree human trafficking charge for trafficking a girl, 16, from New York to New Jersey and making her work as a prostitute in the prostitution ring he ran, which advertised on Backpage.com. Glen Bowman Sr., 42, of Newark, N.J., pleaded guilty today to first-degree conspiracy to commit human trafficking before Superior Court Judge Robert M. Vinci in Bergen County. Under the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Bowman be sentenced to 13 years in state prison, including five years of parole ineligibility. Bowman ran the prostitution ring with his wife, Ernestine Bowman, 33, of Orange, N.J. Ernestine Bowman pleaded guilty in December 2016 to second-degree facilitating human trafficking. She is awaiting sentencing and faces a recommended sentence of 10 years in prison, with 39 months of parole ineligibility. Deputy Attorneys General Brandy Malfitano...
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BELLMAWR -- Getting from one place to another is hard enough in New Jersey, one of the most densely populated states in the nation with legendary congested traffic. Remember Bridgegate? Getting from one place to another when the road sign is wrong can add a Cirque du Soleil quality to a car ride, especially for out-of-town…
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On October 15, 2017, at her home in West Deptford. Age 74. (nee Tranquillo) Loving wife of 30 years to Harry E. Rusk. Beloved mother of James Ryan and Maxx Ryan. Loving Nana and caretaker of Sophia and also survived by her cherished grandchildren, Selena, Shauna, Matthew, Casey, Morgan, Rich, John and Brennan. Beloved sister of Samuel Tranquillo and Donna Baldini. Also survived by many loving members of the Rusk Family. Laura was born on March 24, 1943 in Philadelphia, PA to the late Samuel and Lydia Tranquillo (nee DiGiovachini) . She was a graduate of West Catholic High School class of 1961. Laura retired from Comcast Cable in Woodbury. At Laura’s request, funeral services will be private. Condolences and Memories may be shared at www.mccannhealey.com under the obituary of Laura A. Rusk. Funeral Arrangements and Inquiries through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME, Gloucester City. Ph: 856-456-1142
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Voorhees, NJ, (October 18, 2017) – Four Jefferson Health New Jersey (formerly Kennedy Health) associates have been named recipients of Annual Nursing Scholarships at the South Jersey-based healthcare system. These associates were chosen by Kennedy’s Nursing Selection Committee based on their academic achievements and support of the organization’s mission, vision and values. Each year, Jefferson Health New Jersey offers various nursing scholarships: Entry-Level BSN Scholarship, open to all Jefferson Health New Jersey associates (clinical and non-clinical) aspiring to earn a bachelor’s of science nursing degree (BSN); the Gartzman Fund RN to BSN Scholarship, and the Shah Family RN to BSN Scholarship, both open to Jefferson Health New Jersey RNs aspiring to earn a BSN degree; and the Leadership Scholarship, open to current Jefferson Health New Jersey BSN- and MSN-level nurses aspiring to earn an MSN or doctorate in nursing degree. The Nursing Scholarship Recipients for 2017 are: Entry Level (pre-licensure)...
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Written by Mary McCusker/The Camden Diocese A flock of geese fly over a corn field in Salem County (photo credit Salem County) A truck filled with Catholic Charities staff rumbled down a rural country road with nothing in sight except the lush greenery of ripened crops covering vast fields and the deep blue sky above. From the seemingly endless farmlands, one would expect residents of the county to have an endless bounty of fresh fruits, vegetables and healthy food. But the reality of food insecurity, or a lack of access to adequate, nutritious food, in Salem County is sobering. “The county’s statistics show the cyclical relation between food insecurity and poverty. One in seven people is food insecure in Salem County; 12.5 percent of households are receiving Food Stamps; 13.5 percent of the population is below the poverty line, and the county is also ranked the third least healthy county...
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CAMDEN, N.J. – A Camden man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for his role in a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy operating in Camden, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Julian Dickerson, a/k/a “Juelz,” 30, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jerome B. Simandle to an information charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base. Judge Simandle imposed the sentence today in Camden federal court. According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court: Dickerson admitted that he was a member of an organization that controlled the distribution of drugs, including crack cocaine, in and around the 1100 block of Lansdowne Avenue in Camden. Dickerson admitted that he was supplied crack cocaine by other members of the conspiracy, which he sold to customers in the area and to an undercover officer on several...
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Research by an elections watchdog group has turned up evidence that a non-citizen registered to vote in New Jersey -- three different times. Records show that Kassiah Kamara, who lives in the state's largest city, Newark, registered to vote in May 2004 and then again -- with his first and last name transposed -- in October… Related articles Things To Do In Newark Accident on Hudson Bay Turnpike extension in Bayonne causing delays No reported injuries after roof collapse at school in Newark Traveling Children's Singer-Songwriter Is Facing Child Porn Charges BWW Interview: Nathan Lane Talks THE BIRDCAGE & ANGELS IN AMERICA on Broadway: 'It's Important The Play Be Seen Again' Police: Dog on highway didn't want to leave dead dog's side
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Wantage Township, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police working with the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office have charged Craig Lassiter, 33, of Middletown, N.Y. with multiple counts of aggravated sexual assault on a minor and other charges as the result of a Sussex County home invasion. On Monday, September 18, at 2:07 a.m., troopers from Sussex Station responded to a Wantage Township residence after the homeowner called 9-1-1 to report a burglary. The caller advised dispatchers that he believed the burglar may still be in the residence. When troopers arrived, they attempted to stop a Chevrolet Silverado with New York license plates, which was driving away from the area of the burglary. When the trooper activated his overhead lights, the driver, later identified as Craig Lassiter, swerved around the troop car, ran over a mailbox, and sped away. Troopers were able to quickly locate the vehicle, which was abandoned in...
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GCHS Students Bring Catholic Social Teaching to Life with Volunteer Service at St. John of God Gloucester Catholic students hit the ground running in Ms. Turse’s Honors Religion 4: Service class. Students brought Catholic Social Teaching to life as they volunteered at Saint John of God Community Services in Westville, NJ. They continued to expand their experience with Life and Dignity of the Human Person when a guest speaker, Ricky Britner visited to share his story about living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. via gchsrams.org
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NEWARK, N.J. – Two women appeared in federal court today to face allegations that they robbed a Spencer Savings Bank in Garfield, New Jersey, at gunpoint, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Swahilys Pedraza-Rodriguez, 19, of New Haven, Connecticut, and Melisa Aquino Arias, 23, of Passaic, New Jersey, are charged by complaint with one count of bank robbery. Both defendants made their initial appearances this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Dickson in Newark federal court and were detained. According to the complaint: On Sept. 27, 2017, Pedraza-Rodriguez and Arias allegedly entered a Spencer Savings Bank in Garfield and asked a bank teller for information about opening a bank account. Soon after, Arias, who was wearing a blue hijab, took out a black handgun and demanded money, while Pedraza-Rodriguez stood guard by the bank manager. After a bank teller handed them some cash, the defendants left the bank,...
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Bill Donohue | Catholic League Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Woody Allen's words of caution in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal: Jeffrey Katzenberg is right to observe that "There's a pack of wolves" in Hollywood. They must be gotten. But in the quest for justice, it is important not to proceed at a gallop pace lest we victimize the innocent. Perhaps the messenger is flawed, but his message is not: Woody Allen is right to warn that in the pursuit of sexual abusers in Hollywood, we need to guard against a witch hunt. We've seen this overreaction before, and indeed it is still playing out today in the Catholic Church. The cover story in Variety is on Harvey Weinstein. Brent Lang and Elizabeth Wagmeister raise an important question. "Will the latest abuse scandal—the worst in modern-day movie business history—force studios to embrace a zero-tolerance environment....?" Sounds...
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TRENTON –Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino today announced the indictment of 15 alleged members of a major drug ring, including its alleged leader, Fernando Diaz-Rivera, on charges including first-degree racketeering. Diaz-Rivera allegedly was one of the biggest heroin and cocaine suppliers in Camden and North Philadelphia. The Division of Criminal Justice Gangs & Organized Crime Bureau yesterday obtained a state grand jury indictment charging Fernando Diaz-Rivera, 34, aka “Gordo,” who has homes in Salem City, N.J., and Salinas, Puerto Rico, and 14 associates with first-degree racketeering – carrying a sentence of up to 20 years in prison – and second-degree conspiracy. The indictment also charges Diaz-Rivera with first-degree leading a narcotics trafficking network, which carries a sentence of 25 years without parole to life in prison, and it charges Diaz-Rivera and an alleged top deputy, Luis Merced, aka “Moodo,” 34, of Philadelphia, with first-degree promoting organized street crime, which carries...
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(Lindenwold, NJ) – Freeholder Susan Shin Angulo, liaison to the Camden County Department of Public Works, has been informed by South Jersey Gas that it is beginning Phase 2 of its Camden County Upgrade Project. Work will continue on E. Atlantic Avenue (CR 727) in Somerdale Monday through Saturday from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Phase 2 detour plan will be in effect for approximately four weeks. Traffic will be directed as follows: Northbound on E. Atlantic Avenue: Turn right on Warwick Road (CR 669) Turn left on White Horse Pike (US 30) Turn right on E. Atlantic Avenue Southbound on E. Atlantic Avenue: Turn left on Gloucester Pike (CR 659) Turn right on White Horse Pike Turn right on Warwick Road Turn left on Somerdale Road (CR 677) Turn right on E. Atlantic Avenue Traffic will remain open at all times on Laurel Road in both directions. “This...
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By Thomas H. Kean and Peter Kasabach The 2017 hurricane season has already brought the U.S. three devastating storms, and the season doesn't end for another two months. As Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands struggle to recover from Maria, Florida from Irma, and Texas from Harvey, New Jersey approaches the fifth anniversary of its…
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Reminder for the week: Hunters must wear hunter orange during firearms deer season DOVER (Oct. 13, 2017) – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Oct. 2-8 made 1,857 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public, including 46 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 46 citations. Officers responded to 56 complaints regarding possible violations of laws and regulations or requests to assist the public. An increased Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police presence continued at the C&D Canal Conservation Area and Michael N. Castle Trail. Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police in the Community On Oct. 7, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers displayed the Operation Game Theft Trailer and discussed hunting, fishing, boating and the Operation...
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