VINELAND: Learn about eBay at library    Posted on 10/20/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
VINELAND -- Vineland Public Library, 1058 E. Landis Ave., will host eBay Day from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Oct. 29. Representatives from the Vineland post office will show participants how to buy, sell and ship on eBay.Registration... Full Story...

GALLOWAY: Congressional candidates to debate    Posted on 10/20/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
GALLOWAY - U.S. Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo, R-N.J., and David Kurkowski, his Democratic challenger in the 2nd Congressional District, will debate tonight at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.LoBiondo is seeking his eighth... Full Story...

Spitzers celebrate anniversary    Posted on 10/20/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
NEW YORK -- A happy-looking Eliot Spitzer and his wife marked their 21st anniversary together -- seven months after a prostitution scandal brought down the New York governor. On their first anniversary since the scandal, they... Full Story...

Health is victim of economy    Posted on 10/20/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
Editor's note: This is the second installment in an occasional series that examines why middle-class New Jersey residents may be in for one of the toughest financial rides in the U.S. as rising property taxes and shrinking... Full Story...

2nd District race: LoBiondo tries for 8th term on Hill    Posted on 10/20/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2, is finishing his seventh term in Congress and says he's still motivated to do the job. "You don't pace yourself," said LoBiondo, 62. "I feel like I'm giving it everything I have... Full Story...

2nd District race: Kurkowski says war has been big problem    Posted on 10/20/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
The acknowledged best candidate for Democrats to reclaim the 2nd Congressional District is sitting out the '08 race. Underdog challenger David Kurkowski said he never would have run if state Sen. Jeff Van Drew had sought... Full Story...

Afternoon Obituary Update    Posted on 10/19/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
Joseph F. Krason Joseph F. Krason, 89, passed away May 24, 2008.A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church in Vineland. Friends and family are invited to attend.Arrangements are by Larry Taylor... Full Story...

POLICE BEAT    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
VINELAND POLICE-- Richard Harold, 27, of the 1100 block of East Chestnut Avenue, was arrested at the Oak Tavern on Friday and given a summons for possession of marijuana under 50 grams.-- Latif D. Gault, 25, of the 100 block... Full Story...

Local business report: Riley’s plans benefit for Quack’s Corner    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
BRIDGETON -- SR Riley's, a Beatles-themed restaurant, will donate 10 percent of dinner proceeds Friday to Quack's Corner, Cumberland County's largest all-volunteer animal sanctuary,. SR Riley's is located... Full Story...

MEETINGS    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
There are no meetings scheduled for today. Monday, Oct. 20Landis Sewerage Authority, 6 p.m., Landis Sewerage Authority, 1776 S. Mill Road, Vineland.Newfield Board of Education, 7 p.m., school library, Edgarton Memorial School... Full Story...

Vineland man gets 5 years in drugs-for-guns case    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
CAMDEN -- A Vineland man received a five-year sentence in federal prison Friday for trying to swap cocaine for firearms while he already was under a state indictment, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced. U.S. District... Full Story...

REGION BRIEFS    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
County honors responders Sun.MAURICE RIVER -- The Cumberland County Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services associations will hold their annual memorial service on Sunday to honor firefighters and EMS personnel who have... Full Story...

14 charged with stealing from insurance trust fund    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
TRENTON -- Fourteen people, including one Mill-ville man, have been charged with stealing from the state's unemployment insurance trust fund, according to a Friday news release from Attorney General Anne Milgram. The total... Full Story...

Volunteers lend a hand to reset toppled tombstones    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
MILLVILLE -- Volunteers are again coming to the aid of Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Today, members of Venatores Gunning Club in Cedarville and Mill-ville Elks Lodge 580 will help reset some of the 31 tombstones toppled by vandals... Full Story...

Princeton prof: Voting machines not secure    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
By MICHAEL RISPOLI TRENTON -- Some 10,000 voting machines throughout New Jersey could be hacked into in less than 10 minutes to manipulate vote tallies, which critics say puts the integrity of elections in New Jersey into question... Full Story...

HAPPY HOMECOMINGS: Vineland, Buena Regional keep fall traditions alive    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
VINELAND -- Local high schools brought out some of their best traditions this week to celebrate homecoming their own way. Vineland and Buena Regional high school students celebrated the culmination of a spirit week and the... Full Story...

Officials release list of residents arrested in raid    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
The following people were arrested as a result of a Tuesday-morning raid by state and county law enforcement agencies. The arrests and charges were announced Friday during a news conference with Cumberland County Prosecutor... Full Story...

Vineland gets a head start on holiday season    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
VINELAND -- The city is already showing its holiday spirit. Vineland Municipal Electric Utility work crews strung up the city's red and green holiday lights on Landis Avenue on Friday afternoon. Strands hang from light... Full Story...

RUTGERS SETS UP SHOP IN COUNTY: Food Innovation Center designed to help farmers    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
BRIDGETON -- The doors opened Friday for the first time on an $8 million facility meant to move New Jersey farmers closer to the top of the national food production chain. The new headquarters, a processing and research facility... Full Story...

SPCA: Pets taken from ‘unsanitary’ residence    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
VINELAND -- A rabbit, a lovebird, two macaws, five dogs and 36 cats were found living in "extremely unsanitary" conditions in a residence in the 700 block of Foster Avenue, animal cruelty investigators said Friday. The Cumberland... Full Story...

Financial analyst: Vineland could survive Wall St. storm    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
VINELAND -- The length of the country's economic crisis depends, at least partially, on how quickly the housing market can improve, a leading financial analyst and adviser said Friday. David R. Kotok, founder and chief... Full Story...

Anti-crime raid nets 76 arrests    Posted on 10/18/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
BRIDGETON -- A raid earlier this week resulted in the arrests of 76 people, including five juveniles, on attempted homicide, aggravated assault, and drug and weapons charges, state and Cumberland County law enforcement agencies... Full Story...

VINELAND: Band to perform thank-you concert    Posted on 10/17/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
VINELAND -- The Vineland High School Marching Clan will hold its 3rd Annual Fan Appreciation Night on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. on the Marching Clan's practice field.The field is located just west of the entrance to... Full Story...

NORTH JERSEY: No jail time in alcohol poisoning death at college    Posted on 10/17/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
TRENTON -- The last remaining defendant in the case surrounding the alcohol poisoning death of a Rider University freshman has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.Michael Torney of Randolph pleaded guilty to the disorderly persons... Full Story...

FORT DIX PLOT: Jury selected in N.J. terrorism trial    Posted on 10/17/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
CAMDEN - One is a foreign-born citizen. One is African American. One is the mother of a wounded Iraq War veteran. And one, the juror in seat 9, worked at the same grocery store as a defendant, but never met him.After 2 1/2... Full Story...

GLOUCESTER COUNTY: Cornfield maze raises cash for breast cancer research    Posted on 10/17/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
WASHINGTON TWP. - The Duffield's Farm Market corn maze here is intended to do more than to confuse, concern or frustrate those who enter Saturday.It's an attraction that farm administrators hope will raise a lot of... Full Story...

NORTH JERSEY: Girl killed by speeding car in police pursuit    Posted on 10/17/08
Source: The Daily Journal.
NEW MILFORD -- Authorities say a stolen car fleeing from police in New Milford smashed into sedan, tearing it in half and killing a 10-year-old girl who was riding in the back seat.Two 14-year-olds in the Honda sedan were injured... Full Story...