High voter turnout forecast; Will it near record?    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
WASHINGTON - Voter turnout will be the highest in decades, dwarfing recent presidential elections, experts predict. The only question dividing experts is how huge will it be. Will it be the largest since 1968, largest since... Full Story...

SEPTA Regional Rail service resumes    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has resumed inbound Regional Rail service to Philadelphia after a 90-minute suspension. Spokesman Richard Maloney said the service suspension began at 1 p.m. Service resumed... Full Story...

N.J. Transit stopped bus services    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
New Jersey Transit temporarily shut down bus operations in Philadelphia early this afternoon it became impossible to maneuver the city streets because of Phillies victory parade crowds. PATCO was honoring the tickets on the... Full Story...

N.J. House members denounce airline slots auction    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
WASHINGTON - All 13 New Jersey House members once again criticized the Bush administration's bid to auction off some takeoff and landing slots at the New York region's three major airports. In a letter sent to House... Full Story...

Friday’s midday lottery numbers    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
TRENTON - Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the midday New Jersey State Lottery drawing: Pick 3 7-2-4 (seven, two, four) Straight pays $262.50. Box pays $43.50. Pair pays $26. Pick 4 5-4-1-4 (five, four, one,... Full Story...

Harrah’s cuts jobs at 4 A.C. casinos    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
ATLANTIC CITY -- Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is cutting employees at its four Atlantic City casinos. The casinos are Harrah's Resort, Bally's Atlantic City, Caesars Atlantic City and Showboat Casino Hotel. The... Full Story...

Man beaten, robbed, dumped along N.J. Turnpike    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
Police are looking for two men who beat and robbed a trucking company employee and dumped him along the New Jersey Turnpike in Carlstadt. Police say the victim is in stable condition at Hackensack University Medical Center.... Full Story...

N.J. child hit while trick-or-treating    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
Police say a child is in critical condition with head injuries after he was hit by a car while trick-or-treating in Toms River. Police say the boy was wearing a dark costume when he was struck while trying to cross Kettle Creek... Full Story...

River Line doubles capacity for Phils fans    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
NJ Transit says it will double the capacity of its River Line light rail service during the midday hours today to accommodate fans traveling to the Phillies victory celebration in Philadelphia. After the morning commute, most... Full Story...

Construction detours on bridges and roads    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
On the Walt Whitman Bridge, the far right lane eastbound will be closed from 6:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. and the right lane eastbound will be closed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. On the Commodore Barry Bridge, a major construction project... Full Story...

Cold morning, mild afternoon    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
Expect a cold start, with the temperature at 5:10 a.m. at 34 degrees. Then the warm up comes by mid-afternoon with a high of 63 degrees. And, look for plenty of sunshine, a perfect day for a parade. Full Story...

Driver charged after van hits Monroe policeman    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
MONROE — A township police officer was struck by an alleged drunken driver, authorities said. Police Officer Anthony Canonica was hit by a van as he stood by his patrol car in the 300 block of South Main Street about... Full Story...

Camco College theater to perform ‘Black Cat    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
GLOUCESTER TWP. — Camden County College's new Readers' Theatre Project of American Literature will present Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Black Cat" at six locations across the Blackwood Campus in celebration... Full Story...

Former nurse’s aide guilty of assaulting patient with soiled diaper    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
WOODBURY — A former nurse's aide was found guilty of assault for striking an 89-year-old dementia patient on the head with his own soiled diaper. The jury found that Karen A. Long, 58, of Salem, struck the man in... Full Story...

N.J. joins settlement on firm’s info procedures    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
TRENTON — New Jersey has entered into a multistate settlement agreement with Morristown-based Educational Research Center of America Inc. requiring that the company change its procedures for collecting and handling personal... Full Story...

Attacks against Sikhs treated as bias incidents    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
CARTERET — Two attacks against members of Carteret's Sikh community are being probed as possible bias incidents. Police say the first involved a 10-year-old boy who had his turban ripped off and his hair cut as he... Full Story...

One killed, three hurt as sailboat sinks off Jersey coast    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
ATLANTIC CITY — One person was killed and three others injured, including a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer, when a 44-foot sailboat began sinking early Wednesday in rough seas off the New Jersey coast about 100 miles... Full Story...

More chilling tapes heard on plan for Ft. Dix attack    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
CAMDEN — Secret recordings of men accused of planning to attack soldiers on Fort Dix are giving jurors chillingly specific details of how an attack would be carried out, sprinkled among many missed connections and doses... 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...

CORRECTION    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
West Deptford High School will share the Colonial Conference Liberty Division girls' soccer championship with Haddonfield. West Deptford was misidentified in a story Thursday. To alert the Courier-Post to an error, please... Full Story...

Glouco EMS a success in its first year    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
WOODBURY — One year after 10 municipalities joined with the county in the state's first regionalized Emergency Medical Services effort, both sides praise the outcome. In the last year, Gloucester County EMS has responded... Full Story...

Ocean City unveils first batch of solar power panels    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
OCEAN CITY — On the heels of an announcement to develop a wind farm 16 miles off the coast, this resort Thursday unveiled more than 100 solar panels on the roof of the Community Center on Haven Avenue. The panels are... Full Story...

Official: Bryant drew no gripes    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
TRENTON — As long as the work got done, a member of the Gloucester County Board of Social Services said Thursday, the board did not care which attorney performed it. "We never micromanaged," Colletta B. King testified... Full Story...

Senate candidates spar on immigration    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
TRENTON — Stark differences on immigration policy between the two primary U.S. Senate candidates in New Jersey were evidenced early in Wednesday's radio debate. "Art from Trenton" got in a question on New Jersey... Full Story...

Wildlife abundant around proposed wind farm    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
TRENTON — Ongoing studies of birds, marine mammals and sea turtles off the Jersey Shore have found an abundance of life in an area where hundreds of wind turbines could be spinning by 2020, participants said at a public... Full Story...

Highlands agreement advances    Posted on 10/31/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
TRENTON — An agreement aimed at balancing environmental stewardship with affordable housing development in the state's ecologically sensitive Highlands region is now halfway to ratification. The state Council on... Full Story...

Find gas as low as $2.13    Posted on 10/30/08
Source: Courier Post Online.
As you get ready to gas up for the weekend, check our Gas Gauge directory for the best fuel bargains in town. You'll not only get valuable gas tips -- if you update any fuel prices you see, you'll be eligible to win... Full Story...