Phillies fans struggle to make parade; Tips for the return trip    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
UPDATE: For your return trip - 1) Avoid using Walt Whitman Bridge to return to N.J.; 2) SEPTA Regional Rail service suspended until further notice; 3) Buy your return trip PATCO tickets now.Winning the World Series in five... Full Story...

Huge crowd for Phillies’ victory parade    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies paraded through the city Friday, passionately cheered by hundreds of thousands of fans who climbed trees and ladders, hung out of windows and packed sidewalks... Full Story...

Buyers extend rally, bid markets higher    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street bolted higher Friday as investors looked to extend the week's big gains, even after a report that showed worried consumers are cutting back on their spending. The major market indexes each... Full Story...

Fans shell out the green for red, white and black    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
CHERRY HILL — As though awaiting a World Series championship was not stressful enough, Phillies fan Nick Maccaroni couldn't even celebrate when the mighty moment arrived Wednesday night. No, the moment that ended... Full Story...

Vineland says goodbye to possessions at auction    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
VINELAND -- One city's trash became the treasure -- or at least a cheap buy -- for roughly 150 people at Thursday's annual city auction. Vineland resident Dawn Clifford found a couple snowboards at $60 apiece she... Full Story...

Mayor fires back at Barse    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
VINELAND -- Mayor Robert Romano lashed back at Perry Barse Thursday over the concerns about his administration that the former mayor listed at a recent City Council meeting. Romano said Barse's actions felt like a personal... Full Story...

Victory parade is today    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
PHILADELPHIA -- Many baseball fans here would not speak the "P" word in the anxious days leading up to the city's World Series title, lest they jinx the team. But now that the Philadelphia Phillies have claimed their second... Full Story...

Door décor scores trophy for V’land woman    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
VINELAND -- Mayor Robert Romano took a different city walk Thursday afternoon to judge his first contest since he took office July 1. Walnut Manor Apartments employees Wayne Roberts and Lizette Cortes accompanied Romano on... Full Story...

Markets up, ponder drop in nation’s GDP    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street was feeling more upbeat Thursday after a government report showed the economy contracted in the third quarter by less than expected and after the Federal Reserve's second interest rate cut... Full Story...

Foreclosure Bailout, Loan Modification & Home Buyer Seminar    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Daily Record.
The Morristown Church of Christ is hosting a real estate seminar sponsored by EXIT Realty Associates of Boonton, N.J. on November 6th at 6:30 PM. The event is designed to educate the community of available resources and how... Full Story...

Media warned to be wary amid anthrax scare    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
The FBI is warning media outlets to be vigilant about opening their mail after a California man was arrested on suspicion of sending more than 100 hoax letters labeled "anthrax" to newspapers and TV stations. Marc M. Keyser... Full Story...

Gardening blossoms into award    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
RIVERTON — Admirers of the Riverton Porch Club's colorful and tidy grounds have Jeannie Francis to thank. The dynamo from Cinnaminson planned, planted, mulched and maintained the beds surrounding the club's... Full Story...

Photos to get spotlight at show    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
CHERRY HILL — Views of the world snapped through South Jersey lenses will take the community spotlight again this week at the Croft Farm Arts Center. The annual weeklong photography exhibit put on by the Cherry Hill Arts... Full Story...

Mount Laurel church plans Trick or Trunk alternative    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
MOUNT LAUREL — The Unity Church of Christ is hosting its annual Trick or Trunk event Friday. From 7 to 9 p.m., kids of all ages can gather in the church parking lot for trick-or-treating and a car-trunk decorating contest... Full Story...

Drew forum goes behind scenes in presidential race    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Daily Record.
MADISON -- New York Times writer Maureen Dowd, whose opinion column frequently skewers the Republican presidential campaign ticket, told a Drew University crowd Wednesday evening that John McCain and Sarah Palin were mad at... Full Story...

Zimmer criticizes Lautenberg in radio debate as ineffective    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Daily Record.
EWING (GNJ) -- Republican Senate candidate Dick Zimmer continued criticizing incumbent U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg as ineffective and accused him of being willing to increase taxes in a radio debate Wednesday, while the incumbent... Full Story...

Problems linger from surprise snowstorm    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Daily Record.
WASHINGTON TWP. -- The season's first snowfall was more than an inconvenience to anyone who lives on Schooley's Mountain, which is still covered with a walloping foot of snow from Tuesday's nor'easter. Hundreds... Full Story...

Judge: Accused Randolph killer’s cellmates can testify    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Daily Record.
Morris County prosecutors are free to call former cellmates to testify at trial that murder suspect Jonathan A. Zarate bragged about stabbing and dismembering neighbor Jennifer Parks and solicited advice for an insanity defense... Full Story...

Historic Willow Hall mansion in Morristown for sale, again    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Daily Record.
MORRISTOWN -- Willow Hall is back on the market, according to the real estate agent in charge of the property. The 6.5 acre property on Speedwell Avenue that includes the historic Willow Hall mansion had been slated for development... Full Story...

Parsippany will play in Newark, even after drive-by shootings    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Daily Record.
PARSIPPANY -- A football game scheduled for today between Parsippany High School and Weequahic High School --- initially moved from Newark because of fears of street violence -- will now be played Monday afternoon in Newark... Full Story...

Woman hit by Florham Park motorist suffers head trauma    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Daily Record.
FLORHAM PARK -- A 52-year-old Irvington woman suffered a serious head trauma Wednesday when she was struck by a car as she crossed Ridgedale Avenue at James Street around 7:46 a.m., police said. Rose Greer was taken to Morristown... Full Story...

Gloucester County adds vessel to investigative arsenal    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
A new safeguard for Gloucester County's waterfront communities and infrastructures launched this week, as county and state officials, and private partners debuted the prosecutor's $48,000 inflatable vessel. The 19... Full Story...

Small-scale ark offers special lesson to kids    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
CHERRY HILL — Two by two, 130 preschoolers and kindergarten students at Temple Beth Sholom made their way into their playroom Wednesday to ooh and aah at its new addition -- an ark fit for Noah, but sized so that small... Full Story...

Group helps keep Italian culture alive in S. Jersey    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
MOUNT HOLLY — Family, food and love are the foundations of the Italian-American culture and the Amici Della Lingua Italiana club. "I saw the need of this area to keep the culture going," said Joseph Paglione, 68, the... Full Story...

Celebration on Broad Street    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
As fireworks thundered above the stadium, the parking lot surrounding Citizens Bank Park broke into mayhem when the game ended. Everyone ran frantically, some climbing trees, others tipping over trash cans and embracing one... Full Story...

Celebration in South Jersey    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
The scene inside Clancy's Pub in Brooklawn was one of sheer pandemonium when the final out was recorded. Fathers hugged sons, boyfriends kissed their girlfriends, absolute strangers turned and hoisted one another into... Full Story...

Celebration on South Street    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
The packed bar at Fat Tuesday's on South Street in Philadelphia erupted in cheers as the Phils took the field in the ninth inning. With each out, the intensity edged higher until, with one momentous out, pure pandemonium... Full Story...