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...

Morris native wins Navy recognition for recruiting    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Daily Record
MORRISTOWN -- After graduating from Morristown High School in 1989, Benjamin Heath wasn't quite sure where his life was headed. "I was very immature and irresponsible," he said. He tried a job as a bank processor and enrolled...... Full story...

Cops seek masked gunman who robbed Morris Twp. gas station    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Daily Record
MORRIS TWP. -- Police are searching for a masked gunman who held up a Madison Avenue gas station on Friday night. The robbery took place at the Madison Gas Mart / Exxon gas station, 215 Madison Ave., at 8:30 p.m. Friday, police...... Full story...

Bird expert slated for Alloway talk    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: The Daily Journal
The Salem County Nature Club will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Old School, Greenwich Street, Alloway. Alan Jackson, "New Jersey's Martin Man," will present a slide program titled "The Amazing Purple Martins," and will...... Full story...

Mt. Arlington firefighters brave frozen lake to rescue swan    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: My Central Jersey
MOUNT ARLINGTON —A swan trapped in ice on Lake Hopatcong was rescued by firefighters who donned special water survival suits for the operation. Darla Quaranta, who lives on the lake, called police at about 9 a.m. Friday...... Full story...

Obama: Cut taxes by $300B    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: The Daily Journal
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama plunged into rare pre-inaugural crisis talks with congressional leaders Monday, declaring the national economy was "bad and getting worse" and embracing tax cuts now expected to reach...... Full story...

V'land firehouse plan takes shape    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- Fire Station 1 could have a new and larger building by the end of 2010. The city recently bought a white warehouse on East Chestnut Avenue that will be demolished to make space for the station's firefighters...... Full story...

Vineland high needs labs    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: The Daily Journal
VINELAND -- If Vineland High School needs new science laboratories, district officials think their best bet is to pay for a few themselves rather than with state money. New and renovated labs in the high school's North...... Full story...

'Obama's Mamas' ready to celebrate historic moment    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: The Daily Journal
MILLVILLE -- Masolene Hopkins has been active in every election since she helped campaign for John F. Kennedy in 1960 as a senior at Delsea Regional High School. "When my grandkids in college bring home friends and introduce...... Full story...

Trial postponed in 2006 Millville killing    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: The Daily Journal
BRIDGETON -- A man charged in a 2006 fatal shooting and subsequent foot chase in Millville faces possible new charges this week, according to the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office. Defendant Andrew T. Pender was brought...... Full story...

Chatham Twp. apartment fire sparked by water leak    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Daily Record
CHATHAM TWP. -- The Christmas night fire at the Chatham Hill Apartments that destroyed eight units and rendered another eight units uninhabitable apparently started when water leaked into an electrical outlet and triggered...... Full story...

Rockaway won't get Democrat after all    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Daily Record
ROCKAWAY -- The first Democrat elected to the Borough Council in 20 years has declined his three-year term for personal reasons, Mayor Kathyann Snyder said during Monday's reorganization meeting. Scott Hiler, 28, was the...... Full story...

Morris trying to keep spending flat    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Daily Record
The Morris County Board of Freeholders are planning a 2009 budget that reflects little or no spending increase over 2008, newly appointed freeholder Director Gene Feyl said Monday. Feyl, a one-term freeholder from Denville...... Full story...

Bail set at $1M for man charged in stabbing death    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Ashbury Park Press
Bail has been set at $1 million for a Keyport man charged with fatally stabbing a 25-year-old Perth Amboy man on State Street in that city early Sunday.Jose Rodriguez-Cuevas, 25, made a first appearance Monday in Superior Court...... Full story...

Group combines fun, service in Lacey    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Ashbury Park Press
You can hear jokes, singing, even a Giants cheer. But most of all, you can hear a lot of laughter from the Lacey Community Hall on Monday mornings. That's when the Old Guard of Forked River Chapter 19 meets.Joe Jackson...... Full story...

Kraft becomes Waretown mayor    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Ashbury Park Press
WARETOWN — A new era began Friday when Ocean Township Committeeman Robert Kraft was sworn in as mayor, succeeding Committeeman Daniel M. Van Pelt, who had held the position for the past 11 years.After Kraft was sworn...... Full story...

$812M in cuts proposed from state budget    Posted on 2009-01-06
Source: Ashbury Park Press
TRENTON — Aid to cities and schools is on the chopping block as Gov. Jon S. Corzine unveiled his ideas Monday for proposed cuts to help bridge the state's $2.1 billion budget gap.A total of $812 million in spending...... Full story...