Cherry Hill restaurateur back for more    Posted on 2010-09-06
Source: Courier Post Online
CHERRY HILL — It's 3:30 on a Tuesday afternoon, the hour when most restaurants take a post-lunch nap on a full stomach. At Santorini Cafe, a reunion is in full swing. Jay Booth, a construction worker from Sicklerville...... Full story...

Christie backs Runyan effort    Posted on 2010-09-06
Source: Courier Post Online
BAYVILLE — Gov. Chris Christie on Sunday sought to capitalize on his political wattage to help House Republican hopeful Jon Runyan. "I'm living proof that if Ocean County comes out and votes, I win and Jon will win...... Full story...

September song: Days dwindle down    Posted on 2010-09-06
Source: Courier Post Online
OCEAN CITY — he sweet smell of caramel popcorn and funnel cakes will still fill the air after Labor Day, as will the sound of waves crashing on the beach. But as the summer season unofficially comes to a close, the sea...... Full story...

Questions linger in Audubon Park killing    Posted on 2010-09-06
Source: Courier Post Online
AUDUBON PARK — Details are sketchy and questions still remain surrounding an argument and stabbing that left one recent Audubon High School graduate dead and another in jail. Paige Pfefferle, 19, is charged with murder...... Full story...

Michael Jordan drops by for Millville races    Posted on 2010-09-06
Source: The Daily Journal
MILLVILLE -- "His Airness" paid a visit to New Jersey Motorsports Park. Basketball legend Michael Jordan watched Sunday's American Motorcyclist Association races for a few hours from the top of the timing tower that overlooks...... Full story...

At 100 and 99 years old, V\'land pair thrive on love    Posted on 2010-09-06
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- Sarah Krause makes living to 100 look like a breeze. Her secret?"Love," Sarah answered without a shred of hesitation. "Love of family. Love of my wonderful husband. They're the reason I'm here. "So based...... Full story...

Motorcycles are major crowd-pleaser    Posted on 2010-09-06
Source: The Daily Journal
MILLVILLE -- Motorcycles were the new wrinkle this year for fans at New Jersey Motorsports Park. And park officials say those fans should expect more to come. Seizing on the area's interest in the sport, the park is hosting...... Full story...

Motorcyclist injured in Millville crash    Posted on 2010-09-06
Source: The Daily Journal
MILLVILLE -- A collision involving a motorcycle and a car delayed traffic at High and Main streets for about 20 minutes Saturday night. Police responded about 8:10 p. m. Saturday and limited traffic to one lane as the Millville...... Full story...

Teams aim high, fall fast in Flugtag flying machines    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Courier Post Online
CAMDEN — From a pair of men's legs attached to a giant pair of underwear to a flying Amish buggy, a procession of ill-fated flying contraptions tumbled one after another to a watery demise at the Camden Waterfront...... Full story...

Split in GOP leads to formation of Cherry Hill Area Tea Party    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Courier Post Online
CHERRY HILL — Turns out tea also grows in Cherry Hill. A philosophical disagreement among Republicans over how to win elections in this Democratic stronghold has given rise to the Cherry Hill Area Tea Party. "We haven...... Full story...

Burlco corridor rebirth pays off    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Courier Post Online
Marlene Jass was searching for a new home in a smaller, safer community away from the population and traffic congestion along Routes 70 and 73 in Evesham. She found it in a new age-restricted, single-family home community in...... Full story...

Amid the sputtering economy, Rastelli Foods thrives, expands    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Courier Post Online
SWEDESBORO — When Ray Rastelli Jr. opened a deli in a vacant doughnut shop in Deptford 34 years ago, he could not have predicted the direction his career would take. Today, the president of Rastelli Foods is an international...... Full story...

Praise follows retiring Camco official    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Courier Post Online
GLOUCESTER TWP. — A legless veteran of the 82nd Army Airborne who served before Vietnam was barely existing in an abandoned van in Camden's Cramer Hill section. Then Norman Sooy stumbled upon his plight. The first...... Full story...

A conversation with Steve Lonegan    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
A former mayor of Bogota in Bergen County, Steve Lonegan ran in the Republican primary for governor in 2009, losing to Chris Christie. He has since spent much of his time criticizing the Republican governor for not being conservative...... Full story...

Artificial turf for athletic fields: Is it as good as advertised?    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
It pretty much looks and feels like the real thing. It just doesn't have that same smell. Whether it's in the form of FieldTurf, Sprinturf or the next best thing science has to offer, artificial turf is making its...... Full story...

A look at this year\'s tax impact    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: My Central Jersey
The average property tax hike in New Jersey will be 3. 3 percent this year and will hit 23. 5 percent after the loss of the homestead rebate is factored in, a statewide review of new tax rates show. The changes in the average...... Full story...

Tiny Beach Haven School is a throwback to a simpler time    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
BEACH HAVEN — In an era when education demands high-tech classrooms, nutritious hot lunch programs and competitive school sports teams, the Beach Haven School here takes a step back in time. When classes begin here this...... Full story...

Dragonflies thriving at Shore this year    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
Swarms of dragonflies not seen in years are flitting throughout New Jersey, and in spectacular numbers on the Shore's salt marshes - where they are busily devouring squadrons of greenhead horseflies that began attacking...... Full story...

At Allaire, vineyards show off their NJ varietals    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
ALLAIRE STATE PARK — Labor Day weekend was celebrated here in the colors of red, white and blush, as the Jazz It Up Wine and Food Festival pulled in thousands of patrons to enjoy the picture-perfect weather that graced...... Full story...

Pinelands high school unveils bronze mascot    Posted on 2010-09-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
LITTLE EGG HARBOR — Pinelands Regional High School, home of the Wildcats, now has its wildcat mascot cast in bronze at the entrance to the school athletic fields. The statue of a Pinelands Wildcat standing on a boulder...... Full story...

Flyers center recalls images from harrowing car accident    Posted on 2010-09-04
Source: Courier Post Online
VOORHEES — When he left his house in Haddonfield for the seven-hour drive to his parents' home in suburban Ottawa on the night of June 16, Danny Briere asked his 9-year-old son Cameron if he wanted to sit in the...... Full story...

Layoffs temper holiday celebration    Posted on 2010-09-04
Source: Courier Post Online
South Jersey labor leaders are having a tough time celebrating Labor Day this year when nearly 10 percent of the state's work force is unemployed. "It's a very somber Labor Day, in many ways like the Great Depression...... Full story...

\'Rocky\' inspires S.J. crew to send boxing ring aloft    Posted on 2010-09-04
Source: Courier Post Online
MEDFORD — Mount Laurel pilot Andrew Hartman used to thunder off runways with the roar of jet engines pounding in his ears. Today the 26-year-old will take to the skies along Camden's Waterfront seated atop a flying...... Full story...

Millville Vietnam Memorial mystery: Seeking vets\' kin    Posted on 2010-09-04
Source: The Daily Journal
MILLVILLE -- The city is reaching out to find relatives of two local men killed in the Vietnam War, but time is running down. The city is rededicating its Vietnam War Memorial, located at Patriot Park and Springsteadah Plaza...... Full story...

Buena Vista men who set spiked traps on roads get probation    Posted on 2010-09-04
Source: The Daily Journal
MAYS LANDING -- Two brothers were sentenced Friday to two years probation for their roles in setting homemade traps on roads in two western Atlantic County communities in summer 2009. Justin Hinrichsen and Michael Hinrichsen...... Full story...