Menendez outlines plan for stimulus spending    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Courier Post Online
NEWARK — The 76-year-old Pulaski Skyway is typical of the neglected bridges that should have repairs funded by the economic stimulus package, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez said Monday. With the dated skyway as his backdrop...... Full story...

Plea deal offered in sex assault case    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Courier Post Online
MOUNT HOLLY — A Burlington County prosecutor gave a Willingboro man the chance to avoid a trial on a kidnapping charge provided he pleads guilty to aggravated sexual assault of the 14-year-old schoolgirl victim in return...... Full story...

Local dolls comfort children in Rwanda    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Courier Post Online
EVESHAM — The women in Christ Presbyterian Church's knitting circle noticed that they consistently had yarn left over from the projects they had completed. So rather than let their scraps pile up or go to waste,...... Full story...

Moorestown man serves as chief of staff for National Guard    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Courier Post Online
MOORESTOWN — A township resident has been named chief of staff for the New Jersey Army National Guard. Col. Dennis Devery, 44, began his career at the age of 17 when he joined the New Jersey National Guard as an infantryman...... Full story...

Glo. Twp. man faces evaluation after standoff    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Courier Post Online
GLOUCESTER TWP. — A 28-year-old township man was being evaluated at an area hospital Monday after he allegedly shot up numerous houses in a quiet neighborhood here. Peter Sankowski, of the first block of Fox Meadow Drive...... Full story...

Coffee house hopes to catch wave of progress    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Courier Post Online
GLASSBORO — Looking for a place to relax and drink a hot cup of joe? Progressive Coffee House in downtown Glassboro is offering that and more to local patrons looking for an escape from their hectic workdays. On a recent...... Full story...

Deptford students' creativity gets spotlight in library exhibit    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Courier Post Online
DEPTFORD — Students from Good Intent and Oak Valley elementary schools in Deptford are showcasing their artistic talents this month in an art exhibit at the Deptford Public Library. The exhibit, which features the work...... Full story...

Cherry Hill fifth-grade students develop mural to honor King    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Courier Post Online
CHERRY HILL — A diverse group of fifth-grade students have come together to make something beautiful. A. Russell Knight Elementary School in Cherry Hill has selected 12 students to develop and paint an 8-foot mural for...... Full story...

Lenape classmates volunteer on Florida trip    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Courier Post Online
MOUNT LAUREL — When Diana Irwin, a 12th-grade student at Lenape High School, first visited the Give the Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Fla., three years ago, she didn't know what to expect. After her parents...... Full story...

Crash used to promote cycle awareness    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Courier Post Online
WINSLOW — Janet James' 22-year-old son Trevor James was killed in a motorcycle accident two years ago, but she recently turned the tragedy into a positive message for motorcycle awareness. A new billboard, unveiled...... Full story...

Burlington County capital funding OK'd    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Courier Post Online
MOUNT HOLLY — The Burlington County Board of Freeholders has approved an additional $10 million in capital spending for continued renovation of court facilities and for other unrelated projects. Last week the freeholders...... Full story...

Eagles fly high    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Courier Post Online
BROOKLAWN — When the Eagles make the trek up the New Jersey Turnpike this week to face the New York Giants, Mike Nordaby Jr. plans to be there, too. It doesn't matter that the Mount Ephraim resident still has to...... Full story...

Life lesson leads to award    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Courier Post Online
CAMDEN — The greatest lesson Carlos taught his cousin, Basim Eel, was not to be like him. Carlos, now 26, worked the corners of inner-city Camden pushing drugs, but he changed his ways about five years ago. He started...... Full story...

Theater arts school blossoms in Cherry Hill    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Courier Post Online
CHERRY HILL — Carla Mandell was commuting almost daily from her Northeast Philadelphia home to work the front desk at Fusion -- a theater arts school blossoming in a township industrial park -- when its then-owners told...... Full story...

Jail food contract prompts suit    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
The lucrative business of providing meals for prisoners has led to a food fight between Monmouth County officials and a vendor whose bid for the contract was rejected - even though it was $450,000 lower than the winning $3...... Full story...

Toms River properties lose $1B in value    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
TOMS RIVER — The newly completed revaluation shows the total value of property in the township is about $1 billion less than last year, reflecting the decline in the housing market.Township Tax Assessor Glenn Seelhorst...... Full story...

Local Business Report Bridgeton man chosen president of national group    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: The Daily Journal
WASHINGTON -- For the eighth straight year, Dr. Edward H. Salmon, of Bridgeton, was elected president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners' Commissioners Emeritus organization. Salmon is a former...... Full story...

30 firefighters battle blaze that damages V'land home    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday afternoon that caused heavy damage to a two-story house in the 400 block of North Fourth Street. Fire Capt. Lou Tramontana said 30 firefighters responded to the home at 10...... Full story...

The Daily Journal's Student of the Day Hazel Emerald Negron    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: The Daily Journal
Age: 7 Hometown: VinelandSchool: D'Ippolito ElementaryGrade: 1stParents: Cathie and FrankieAccomplishments: Hazel was honored as Student of the Month at her school for both February and November 2008. She also was chosen...... Full story...

Neighbors    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: The Daily Journal
More Neighbors on B3, B5 Seabrook House sponsors NYC talksAddiction has an enormous impact on relationships, causing most family members and friends of the addicted to throw their hands up in frustration and defeat. For those...... Full story...

They came bearing gifts Vineland group celebrates Three Kings Day    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- In some cultures, Santa Claus isn't the only large gift giver this time of year. The Puerto Rican Festival of New Jersey sponsored its annual Three Kings Day event Sunday at City Hall. The holiday, celebrated...... Full story...

New faces lead county    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- The seven-person board that runs Cumberland County's government welcomed four newcomers Sunday -- and said goodbye to 31 years of experience. But Louis Magazzu, the senior member of the all-Democrat county...... Full story...

Fire investigation closes Long Branch avenue    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
LONG BRANCH — Second Avenue between West End Avenue and Passey Gardens was closed to through traffic Sunday while officials investigated a fire that gutted a restaurant Saturday afternoon.Lt. Robert Wiener said the two...... Full story...

Colts Neck panel names ex-mayor rec director    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
COLTS NECK — The Township Committee hired outgoing Mayor Thomas E. Hennessy Jr. as full-time recreation director at its organization meeting Sunday.Several residents objected to the controversial 5-0 vote, telling the...... Full story...

Trying to teach class is an education in itself    Posted on 2009-01-05
Source: Ashbury Park Press
If I ever have to forsake my journalism career and start over, the best option for me might be teaching. In my travels through this rough-and-tumble job market over the last two months, my contacts and skills quickly led to...... Full story...