Neighbors    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
M'ville woman wins senior pageantDEPTFORD -- Mill-villeresident Dorcas Muñoz took home the crown Oct. 3 in this year's Ms. Senior Care Pageant, held at Auletto'sCaterers. Muñoz, 65, represented her adult day...... Full story...

Turkey donation drive at ShopRite    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- Hundreds of local families count on the Salvation Army to enjoy a stuffed bird on turkey day. But this year a short stock in food pantries and high demand are making it harder for the organization's members...... Full story...

Local Business Report: Agriculture secretary visits research center    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
BRIDGETON -- For peach farmer Santo John Maccherone, the Rutgers Food Innovation Center made the difference in developing his peach cider. State Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher last week met with the Salem County...... Full story...

Vineland teachers frustrated with new electronic grades    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- In theory, the new K-12 Systems Inc. software was supposed to consolidate teachers' grade books and lesson plans into a single efficient program. Seven weeks into the school year, many elementary school teachers...... Full story...

Poll shows Corzine, Christie in dead heat    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
Two weeks before Election Day, Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine and GOP challenger Christopher S. Christie each have the support of 39 percent of likely voters in New Jersey, according to the latest Monmouth University/Gannett...... Full story...

Storage tank ignites at Buena factory    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
BUENA -- Cutting torches ignited an old adhesive storage tank Monday afternoon at the former FiberTech Group Inc. factory on East Weymouth Road near the Boulevard. There was a lot of smoke from the fire, but no injuries. The...... Full story...

Swine flu forum Thursday in M'ville    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
MILLVILLE -- County health officials will speak to the public about issues involving swine flu, especially among children on Thursday night. Herb Roeschke, health officer for the Cumberland County Department of Health, and...... Full story...

POLICE BEAT    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
All Items in Police Beat are based on official police reports of events. Reports are published by The Daily Journal as soon as they are made available. MILLVILLE POLICEA Domino's Pizza deliveryman reported he was robbed...... Full story...

116 Vineland students honored    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- To earn his place in the National Junior Honor Society, Eric Stratoti picked up a hammer. "I helped build a house in Baltimore," he said, explaining he worked on sheetrock as part of his church's community...... Full story...

Camden mass murderer dies    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
TRENTON -- Howard Barton Unruh, who killed 13 people as he walked the streets of Camden in a psychotic 1949 shooting spree that was the nation's worst mass murder at the time, died Monday. He was 88. Camden County Prosecutor...... Full story...

Upper Deerfield fire victim dies in hospital    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
UPPER DEERFIELD -- A woman injured in a fire in her home Oct. 11 died last Wednesday at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pa. Johanna Schwartz, 62, of the 100 block of Rosenhayn Avenue was taken to the hospital after...... Full story...

2 teens charged in vehicle thefts in Commercial    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
COMMERCIAL -- State police charged two teenage boys in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries in Port Norris. Troopers from the Port Norris barracks responded to a report of two suspects trying to enter vehicles in...... Full story...

Millville seeks firm to find school leader    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
MILLVILLE -- The Board of Education took its first step Monday in its search for a new superintendent to lead the school district. The board voted to submit a request for proposals to find a firm to conduct the search. Bids...... Full story...

Drunk driver: Don't make mistake I did    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- It's not the thought of a lengthy prison term that haunts former professional soccer player Matthew Maher. What eats at him is the thought that he took another man's life."I'm a drunk driver who killed...... Full story...

NEW JERSEY: Foreclosures still up    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
TRENTON - The number of foreclosure proceedings begun against New Jersey homeowners in August was 40 percent higher than the same month a year ago - but it continued to slide down from a peak in June.The state judiciary says...... Full story...

ELECTION 2009: End state takeover of Camden, Christie says    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
CHERRY HILL - The state's takeover of Camden was "a failed experiment" and it should relinquish control of the impoverished city "as soon as possible," the Republican candidate for governor said Monday."I think we need...... Full story...

SOUTH JERSEY: Parents face dilemma at striking schools    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
Parents at three Catholic high schools in South Jersey are facing a tough decision: Cross the picket line and send children to school or keep them out and risk losing part of their education?Monday was the first day of a Catholic...... Full story...

Cumberland County Habitat for Humanity will accept applications    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
Cumberland County Habitat for Humanity will accept applications from families interested in owning their own home. The organization is a volunteer-based program designed to build affordable homes in conjunction with partner...... Full story...

SOUTH JERSEY: Teacher's aide gets prison for sex with student    Posted on 2009-10-20
Source: The Daily Journal
MOUNT HOLLY - A judge has sentenced a 45-year-old former teacher's aide at a South Jersey school to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a male student.Donna Goebel maintained her innocence during sentencing in...... Full story...

New Vineland center sees success    Posted on 2009-10-19
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- In its first year of operation, the Family Success Center has served more than 250 area families, linking those in crisis to the doctors, resources and counseling they need to become well again. That alone was cause...... Full story...

Candidates say feds have failed on immigration    Posted on 2009-10-19
Source: The Daily Journal
High property taxes might be the biggest issue on the minds of voters in New Jersey, but immigration reform is not far behind. The question about how to handle the influx of illegal immigrants into the state is one that has...... Full story...

Vineland church welcomes new pastor    Posted on 2009-10-19
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- The Rev. Gary N. Stiegler is a latecomer to the pulpit but a timely arrival here. Stiegler, 63, was installed Sunday afternoon as pastor of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer.The new pastor had to borrow a pair of...... Full story...

Neighbors    Posted on 2009-10-19
Source: The Daily Journal
Author visits pupils at Mennies SchoolVINELAND -- Author/illustrator Dan-iel Kirk, who has published more than 30 children's books, recently visited pupils in kindergarten through second grade students at Mennies Elementary...... Full story...

POLICE BEAT    Posted on 2009-10-19
Source: The Daily Journal
All Items in Police Beat are based on official police reports of events. Reports are published by The Daily Journal as soon as they are made available. VINELAND POLICEOrlando Quinones, 30, of South East Avenue and Elizabeth...... Full story...

Final Mass at parish in Vineland    Posted on 2009-10-19
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- Holy water and tears fell with equal passion Sunday outside the doors of Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church. The city's first parish for Hispanic Catholics had celebrated its last Mass with a standing...... Full story...