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Russell E. Hoffman, Sr., age 86, died on February 17, 2013 at his home in West Deptford where
he lived since 1956. Russell was born and raised in Gloucester City, NJ. He was a graduate of Gloucester High School in 1944 where he played football. Russell served in the US Army during World War II from 1944-1946. Upon returning from the war, Russ played football for the Mustangs, a semi pro football team. He worked for RCA, retiring after 30 years in 1986. Russell was a member of the Gloucester City "Ray Ford" Old Timers. His favorite pastime was spending time with his family and enjoying all their activities.

Camden City FOP President John Williamson and Camden County Freeholder Director Lou Cappelli will be guests on the upcoming NBC10 @ Issue program discussing the Metro Police plan.

The show was taped Friday at the NBC studio in Philly and will be aired tomorrow (Sunday) at 11:30 a.m.

NBC10 @ Issue with Steve Highsmith airs every Sunday at 11:30 a.m. This weekly public affairs discussion program takes an in-depth look at local, state and national issues and politics. The show immediately follows NBC's "Meet The Press".

Detectives like Glemser across cash-strapped states have been getting more calls like these as cities and towns cut their police forces to contend with deep budget cuts. New Jersey alone lost 4,200 officers from 2008 to 2011, according to the Policemen's Benevolent Assn., which tracks the state's most recent data. As police focus more on responding to crime rather than preventing it, private detectives and security firms are often taking on the roles that police once did, investigating robberies, checking out alibis, looking into threats.

"The public is frustrated by the police," said Glemser, a retired cop of 63 whose gold chains, white hair and bulky body might make a stranger worry he's on the wrong side of the law. "The citizenry is quick to say that the police don't do anything for them. They should be saying the police can't do anything for them because of this budgetary issue, this manpower problem, this directive we have that came down from the chief."

Private detectives are just one piece of the private sector security and policing services that people are increasingly turning to as they worry about crime. The U.S. private security industry is expected to grow 6.3% a year to $19.9 billion by 2016, according to a study by security research group Freedonia Group Inc. Even some in the public sector are trying to tap into the industry to save money; one Tennessee power department laid off security officers last year and replaced them with security technology and private contractors.

In California, where many cash-strapped cities cut police budgets during the recession, residents are turning to detectives, security firms and even the Internet.

Dan Bongino lost his race for the U.S. Senate last Fall and the former Secret Service agent was finally closing up shop on his campaign offices when his phone started ringing like crazy. Television and radio shows were calling to ask Dan if he was free… free to talk about this brief speech he gave on January 19th at a Guns Across America rally in Annapolis Maryland

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--February 21, at 1730 a search warrant was executed at 215 Mercer
Street after an investigation into the distribution of narcotics from the residence. Both targets of the investigation, a father and son, were arrested inside of the residence. A quantity of oxycontin pills, marijuana and cash were recovered. John McLean (30), a member of the Bloods street gang and his father, Milton McLean (64) were both charged with Possession of CDS with the Intent to Distribute. John McLean was remanded to the Camden County Jail.

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan is greeted by his brother cardinals at the Feb. 18, 2012 consistory in St. Peter's Basilica. CNA file photo.

approaches, the media has ramped up its speculation about why the Pope is resigning, causing the Secretariat of State to warn about “completely false and unverifiable” news stories aimed at swaying public opinion to influence the vote.

“It is deplorable that as we draw closer to the time of the beginning of the Conclave … that there is a widespread distribution of often unverified, unverifiable or completely false news stories, that cause serious damage to persons and institutions,” the Feb. 23 statement from the Secretariat of State said.

Italian newspapers and the international press have been filled in recent days with theories about both the reasons Pope Benedict XVI is stepping down and about how he will spend his last days.

ALBANY, N.Y. (02/20/2013)(readMedia)-- Susanne Siebel of Wall, NJ was named to the University at Albany's fall 2012 Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement.

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Trenton, NJ – Furthering the Christie Administration’s commitment to assist New Jersey students in pursuingpost-secondary education opportunities, First Lady Mary Pat Christie today launched a new continuing education scholarship through her New Jersey Heroes initiative. The $5,000 Spirit of a Hero Scholarship, which builds upon an earlier program for military veterans, is now available to students graduating from high school.

“I’ve met so many young people who are doing good work throughout our state to help improve the lives of others and give back to their communities,” said Mrs. Christie. “Through this Spirit of a Hero Scholarship program, we hope to provide deserving students with the ability to follow their dreams and desired career path to a successful future.”

NOTE:Gloucester City recently announced it is phasing out the local UEZ and is turning over the program to a new group of seven volunteers named the Gloucester City Economic Development Corporation. We thought it would be interesting to look back at some of the various development plans that have been used/proposed by the James Administration such as this advertising idea that was posted on CNBNews five years ago(January 2008). Over the next few weeks we will also repost the JGSC Group's marketing plan that was prepared for Gloucester City. ~CNBNews

Photo: Joe Getz, of the JGSC Group LLC, explains the plan to promote the local UEZ business community.

GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ--The Gloucester City UEZ held a workshop Friday, January 4 at the Train Car Depot , Monmouth Street at the railroad, to unveil a new plan to help promote businesses in the community. The meeting was hosted by Gina Dunphy, UEZ director.

On February 21, 2013 at approximately 4:59 a.m., the JP Morgan Chase Bank branch at 290 Rt. 34, Colts Neck, New Jersey, was robbed by a light-skinned male, approximately 5’11” tall, medium build, with brown hair and glasses. Photos of the suspect are below.

Housebreaking a dog can be difficult. The key to its success is to reinforce proper behavior, immediately. For example, in the morning, your dog will show signs that it is ‘time’. Take him outside and praise him when he finishes the task. If he does not go, bring him back inside and into his crate, or lead him to a newspaper on the floor, for a few minutes. Then, take him back outside to try again.

An easy way to prevent a male dog from marking is to let him wear a bellyband. A bellyband is a strip of material that attaches to the dog’s body with Velcro. A soft piece of flannel or a cloth diaper or pad is inserted into the bellyband next to the dog’s body. It can be changed frequently and the bellyband is washable. They are available on-line or in most pet stores. For female dogs that are having difficulty understanding the concept of housebreaking you can also purchase diaper covers.

While housebreaking requires patience, it is worth the consistent effort. Patience and kindness will be rewarded, in the end, with acceptable behavior and a clean rug!

Irvington, NJ – New Jersey Citizen Action, state partner of Americans for Tax Fairness, held a
press conference today with Irvington Mayor Wayne Smith, Irvington Fire Chief Gary Shumlich and other Irvington elected leaders outside the Irvington Fire Department to demand that Congress take immediate action to avert $85 billion in arbitrary, automatic cuts to education, public safety, mental health and other important services.

These sequester cuts will result in the loss of 750,000 American jobs, including 43,182 in New Jersey in 2013, according to the Congressional Budget Office, and threaten many services such as Head Start, Meals on Wheels, and job training for veterans unless Congress acts to raise revenues by March 1st. These cuts would compound cuts to municipal budgets that are already stretched thin due to State cuts to Municipal aid.

Gloucester County Sportsmen’s Federation will be hosting a pheasant hunting program for hunters that take advantage of the Division of Fish and Wildlife’s stocking of our wildlife management areas. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday March 12, time 7:30 PM at the George Ruch Building located on the corner of 14th and Highland Avenues in Williamstown, NJ.

Pat Carr, Supervisor of the Rockport Game Farm and Andy Burnett, Upland Game Project Leader, will be on hand to answer questions.

The deadline for students to enter the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife's Trout Art Contest is fast approaching! Students in grades K - 12 are invited to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Pequest State Trout Hatchery by participating in this educational and fun art contest.

This year's contest will be art only (no writing component), and will focus on the three kinds of fish raised at Pequest - brook, brown and rainbow trout. Students should choose one of these trout and using their artistic skills draw a scene of the trout they choose in a habitat where they would be found in New Jersey. Artwork should be creative and original, and incorporate accurate biological and ecological information regarding the fish's habits and habitat.

HADDON HEIGHTS NJ-You may notice several new permanent radar signs in town. The objective is similar to speed humps, to deter speeders. They hopefully will be activated soon, we are waiting for the PSE&G hook-up.

We took great care in placement of these devices because the cost is high and we only had three locations we could select. The guidelines were established in 2011 and finalized in the 2012 budget process.

Police considered:

• High traffic areas, related to both vehicular and pedestrian movements

• Locations where speeding is a known issue

• Major roads with cut through traffic

• We did not want to place additional signage in a school zone(s)

• We did not want these signs near residences, some home owners do object.

Therefore, Stanfill Towers and the Devon Avenue sports complex were selected. You may notice Devon Avenue is in one direction. This direction was selected because: the complex is most active in the evening, and the majority of the flow in the evenings is southerly, due to motorists trying to circumvent 42 on the way home. (source South West Jersey Crime Stoppers)

ARREST (PRESCRIPTION FRAUD): Mount Laurel Police arrested Brian J. Diemunsch, age 37, of the
unit block of Rosetree Lane, West Deptford, on February 15 for prescription fraud. He attempted to obtain a prescription drug by passing fraudulent scrip on December 12, 2012. Diemunsch was charged with Prescription Fraud. He was served with criminal complaints and released pending a municipal court hearing. Detective Dever was the arresting officer.

THEFT: A customer of the Lukoil on Route 73 reported a theft. A cell phone, valued at $300.00 was taken when left on the counter inside the business. The incident occurred sometime between 1:15 PM and 1:45 PM February 15.

ARREST (RESISTING ARREST): Mount Laurel Police arrested Shamika M. Hemingway, age 26, of the 800 block of Cedar Road, Riverton, on February 15 for resisting arrest. She was stopped on Midlantic Drive for a motor vehicle violation and resisted arrest while being taken into custody on an outstanding warrant. She was served with criminal complaints and released pending a municipal court hearing. Officer M. Ricigliano was the arresting officer.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Yesterday, the New Jersey State Assembly passed over 20 pieces of anti-gun legislation that we previously reported on here. These bills now go to the state Senate and can be heard at any time, so please begin contacting your state Senator. We have been told that action on these bills is likely to happen in March or April, however, continue to follow NRA-ILA alerts for updates. When these bills do start to move in the Senate, New Jersey Second Amendment supporters will need to protest in record numbers against them.

Below are brief descriptions of the anti-gun bills passed in the Assembly yesterday:

Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi and U.S. Marshal for the District of New Jersey Juan Mattos Jr. announced today that a 12-day manhunt for a Willingboro, N.J. fugitive wanted for murder and armed robbery ended this morning when Zedrick T. Johnson was captured in Camden, N.J.

Here's the latest example of head-splitting cognitive dissonance in Washington: President Obama used his State of the Union address to crusade for a revitalized U.S. manufacturing sector. But while he pays lip service to supporting businesses that build their products on American soil, Obama and his left-wing operatives are hell-bent on driving a key sector of the U.S. manufacturing industry six feet under: the American firearms and ammunition industry.

The White House is pushing new government spending to "spur economic growth," protect manufacturing plants and "create good-paying jobs" to help America's middle class. Yet across the country, with aggressive lobbying by the White House itself, Democrats are working to destroy tens of thousands of good-paying jobs and the firms that created them. Assault rhetoric has lasting real-world consequences.

In New York, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed radical, ineffectual gun-grabbing measures that are backfiring in more ways than one. Nearly half a dozen gun companies have now announced that they will no longer sell their products to police in the Empire State. In protest of Cuomo's gun-control regime banning citizens from owning semi-automatic rifles or shotguns because of cosmetic features deemed "military-style," Washington-based Olympic Arms "will no longer be doing business with the State of New York or any governmental entity or employee of such governmental entity within the State of New York."

TRENTON - Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced that the treasurer of the Mine Hill Fire Department was charged today with embezzling thousands of dollars from the fire department over the past two years.

Lisa Ayers, 39, of Mine Hill, was charged today by complaint-summons with second-degree theft by unlawful taking. She was processed on the charge by State Police detectives at the Netcong Station of the New Jersey State Police. She was subsequently released without posting bail. The charge is the result of an investigation by the New Jersey State Police Official Corruption Bureau and the Division of Criminal Justice Corruption Bureau.

GLOUCESTER CITY NJ--(February 22, 2013)The Gloucester City Police Department has charged Gloucester City Career Firefighter Dennis Brandt Jr., age 36, of the 100 unit block of Weston Avenue, Gloucester City with stealing approximately $7,300 from the account of the local Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Association (FMBA) Local 51 union.

According to Police Chief George Berglund said, Brandt had been the union treasurer since 1998. The union leadership discovered a number of discrepancies in the books, Berglund said.

Agreement marks first time Rutgers will offer massive open online courses

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, continues to expand access through online courses.

Rutgers today announced that the university is joining Coursera, a leading massive open online course (MOOC) platform, to provide free, non-credit courses to students and lifelong learners around the world.

FEBRUARY 19, 2013--Squrt 51 was dispatched to Maple Shade to Robert Mills Apartments for an apartment fire. They arrived to find a heavy fire condition in an aparatment extending into the eaves of the complex. The company stetched a 2/1/2' attack line and darken down the fire will Mt. Laurel's Ladder company assisted opening

The first incident took place between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital on Haddon Avenue in Camden. A nurse working there reported being approached by aman who demanded her keys as she walked toward her vehicle in the hospital parking lot. She said no twice and then walked toward a shuttle bus for hospital staff that arrived in the lot. The man then walked away.

For decades, doctors have been warned about the dangers of delivering babies early without a medical reason. But the practice remained stubbornly persistent.

Now, with pressure on doctors and hospitals from the federal government, private and public insurers and patient advocacy groups, the rate of elective deliveries before 39 weeks is dropping significantly, according to latest hospital survey from The Leapfrog Group, a coalition of some of the nation's largest corporations that buy health benefits for their employees.

Michael A. Simmons (DOB 10/22/59), of 224 Union St., Franklinville NJ was convicted by a Gloucester County jury today (2/22) of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl on 2/11/11 at the Franklinville home of the victim’s grandmother, where the teenager lived.

At the request of Senior Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Audrey Curwin, Simmons’ bail was revoked by Superior Court Judge Walter L. Marshall Jr. Simmons has been held in the Gloucester County Jail in default of bail since his arrest on 2/14/11.

Sentencing was not scheduled pending an evaluation of Simmons at the state’s Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, a facility for sex offenders at Avenel NJ.

The victim testified she was awakened by Simmons touching her genital area and attempting to penetrate her with his penis. A sexual assault examiner nurse testified she found vaginal “redness” on her examination of the victim that came from an “external force.” Simmons also took the witness stand, denying the allegations. The jury deliberated over two days before returning its verdict.

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP NJ--On February 19, 2013 at approximately 8:45 pm Gloucester Township Police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Rite Aid Store, at 1492 Chews Landing Road in Gloucester Township.

A female, later identified as the suspect, Lauren J. Bianco of Camden, NJ entered the store after arriving in a taxi cab. The suspect approached the clerk for a pack of cigarettes, then withdrew a handgun from her jacket and demanded the clerk to open the register. The clerk complied, and the suspect grabbed approximately $100.00 of cash from the drawer. The store manager was observing the incident on the surveillance monitor from the office. As the suspect attempted to leave the store, the manager came out of the office, and tackled the suspect by the front doors. The suspect pushed the manager and fled out the front door.

Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi and Delran Police Chief Alfonso Parente Jr. announced today that a Willingboro, N.J. man wanted for murder was charged with robbing a gas station in Delran, N.J. on February 20, 2013.

Zedrick T. Johnson, 34, with a last known address of 2 Bentley Lane in Willingboro, N.J., was charged with one count of Armed Robbery for robbing the National Fuel gas station on Route 130 North and Tenby Chase Drive at knifepoint. Police were called at 5:30 p.m. yesterday to respond to the robbery. The Delran Police Department responded to the call. The gas station attendant was pushed to the ground during the robbery.

Johnson is also wanted for a February 11, 2013 murder at a Willingboro gas station and a February 12, 2013 armed robbery of a Willingboro convenience store.

Prosecutor Bernardi urged anyone with information about Johnson’s whereabouts to call Willingboro Township Police at (609) 877-2253 or the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (609) 265-5059 during work hours or after hours at (609) 267-8300.

Burlington County Freeholders will hold a recycling event on Saturday, February 23, from 9 am to 1 pm at the Robert C. Shinn Recycling Center, 130 Hancock Lane in Westampton.

Burlington County residents will have the opportunity to shred confidential documents and safely dispose of computers and TVs. Nearly 5,000 residents participated in the recycling events last year, bringing in more than 123,000 pounds of documents and disposing of 170,000 pounds of “E-waste.”

Opening New Doors to College

Free events in Houston have set the stage for the inaugural NFF California Showcase, which will provide student-athletes in the region a new opportunity to connect with divisional college coaches from around the country.

IRVING, Texas - Feb. 21, 2013 – Building on the success of similar events in Houston and El Paso, Texas, the inaugural National Football Foundation (NFF) California Showcase, which will take place this weekend at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., has attracted phenomenal interest with more than 600 student-athletes and 30 colleges registered to attend.

Drug overdose deaths increased for the 11th consecutive year in 2010, according to an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings are published today in a research letter, “Pharmaceutical Overdose Deaths, United States, 2010,” in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Fralinger String Band: Thomas D’Amore leads the Fralinger String Band in its first place performance of “Back from the Dead.”

Philadelphia Mummers Parade will travel to Atlantic City to present the annual “Show of Shows” at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, February 23 at 3 p.m. The encore performance of the time-honored New Year’s Day tradition is a dazzling display of the vibrant, sequin-studded costumes and intricate harmonies of the String Bands. Tickets are on sale now at the Boardwalk Hall Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. General admission is $18; reserved seats are $21 or $25 per person; and VIP seats are $35.

The “Show of Shows” is an opportunity to relive New Year’s Day or, for those unable to make it to the Mummers Parade, witness it for the first time. Boardwalk Hall offers comfortable, indoor seating for this one-of-a-kind spectacular that replicates the String Bands’ performances on New Year’s Day.

The handful of special agents who make it through the Hostage Rescue Team’s selection process have only just begun their journey to become HRT operators. Each new generation of recruits must undergo eight months of intensive training before joining the team and deploying on missions.

“As an HRT operator, you are going to be on the cutting edge of what the Bureau does tactically, both in the United States and overseas,” said Special Agent John Piser, a former operator who now runs the team’s selection and training programs. “That requires a substantial commitment—and a significant amount of training.”

A MAKESHIFT SIGN on an 8 1/2-by-11-inch computer printout greets you on the far right door of Hollydell Ice Arena in Sewell, N.J. It reads:

WELCOME TO THE HOME OF 'JOHNNY HOCKEY'

A certain buzz now surrounds this rink, where locals of all ages have laced up the skates since 1992. Everyone knows South Jersey's own John Gaudreau, the 19-year-old Boston College standout who starred in the recent world junior hockey championships.

Now, the kids walk around in their USA hockey jerseys. They all want to grow up to be like Gaudreau. Flyers forward Danny Briere, whose 14-year-old son Caelan plays at the rink, recently stopped by and told Gaudreau's father, Guy, to pass along his congratulations.

Gaudreau, from Carneys Point, N.J., seemingly wins everywhere he plays. When the U.S. team topped Sweden, 3-1, on Jan. 5 in Ufa, Russia, Gaudreau became the first player to win a Clark Cup in the United States Hockey League, an NCAA championship and a gold medal at the world juniors. His tournament-leading seven goals in seven games, highlighted by a hat trick in the quarterfinal win over the Czech Republic, have only increased the notoriety of the humble, budding star.

Gaudreau went on to play at Gloucester Catholic High, which his father coaches, until his senior year, when his talent took him to Iowa. Playing for the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the USHL, the premier prep league, he was coached by Jim Montgomery, who played parts of two seasons with the Flyers in the mid-'90s. Gaudreau earned rookie of the year honors en route to the first of his recent trio of titles.

Trenton, NJ – Taking action to repair and restore the Jersey shore’s transportation system, Governor Chris Christie today announced an aggressive schedule to completely rebuild a 12.5-mile storm-damaged stretch of Route 35 along the Barnegat Peninsula in Ocean County. The highway, which serves as the primary north-south route along the Jersey Shore peninsula from Point Pleasant Beach to the entrance of Island Beach State Park, sustained severe damage during Superstorm Sandy and requires immediate attention so that residents and visitors can resume normal travel in Ocean County. The reconstruction project will rebuild this span of Route 35 in a stronger, more resilient manner, while also providing better drainage, a smoother driving surface, improved accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists, and more economical repair and upkeep costs.

On Saturday, February 23, 2013, the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department will be holding a “Safety Day” at the Medford Lakes Fire Department on Stokes Road from 9 am to 12 pm.

The free event will include child safety seat checks by certified Child Safety Seat Technicians. Anyone who has a car seat in their vehicle can stop by to make sure that the seat is installed properly.

The Junior Style Stars Competition is an annual contest that invites cosmetology students to

Talented Students - PB Beauty School Student Contestants, Jenelle Brasberger and Elizabeth Phillips, stand with their designs they entered into the Junior Style Stars Competition. They demonstrated hair design and color while creating a formal, bridal style. Winners will be announced this spring.

demonstrate their skills at hair design and color.

This year, two South Jersey residents and PB Beauty School Students, Elizabeth Phillips and Jenelle Brasberger, are among those competing in this annual, national contest.

After the school staff voted, it was decided that that the designs created by Phillips and Brasberger stood out from among all of the others and those designs would be entered in the national competition to represent PB Beauty School, Stevens stated.

Admissions Director, Virginia Jared, spoke of PB Beauty’s long history as a family-owned business that has been in existence in Gloucester City for over 50 years. It was founded in 1960 by Pat and Bob Hogan, whose granddaughter, Colleen, now serves as its director. Both Pat and Bob Hogan were competition hair-stylists.

Updated at 12:09 p.m. Feb. 19 to reflect that West Virginia is seeking a partnership exchange with the federal government, while South Dakota is not.

It's official. The Obama administration will be running new health insurance marketplaces in at least 26 states— including the major population centers of Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania.

The federal government had hoped more states this week would agree to form a partnership exchange—the deadline to apply was Friday—but the offer was largely rebuffed. New Jersey, Ohio and Florida, several of the biggest states that had not declared their intentions, officially said no late in the week.

February 19, 2013

Bill Donohue comments on Friday night’s “Real Time” show with Bill Maher, and the “Saturday Night Live” episode that aired the next night:

It was quite a weekend for the haters. Speaking of Pope Benedict XVI, Maher said, “Benedict told them he was going to resign because the Church needs a fresh young face. Somewhere other than a priest’s lap.” He then mocked the Church’s teachings, imploring Catholics to quit. He ended his rant by condemning Catholicism for being “hostile towards women,” comparing the Church to the Taliban.

Ware Lecture on Peacemaking features Founder of Gbowee Peace Foundation

ELIZABETHTOWN, PA (02/19/2013)(readMedia)-- Elizabethtown College welcomes Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee (lay-muh bau̇-ee) April 17 at 7:30 p.m. as the keynote speaker for the 2013 Ware Lecture on Peacemaking. The lecture, free and open to the public, will be held in Leffler Chapel and Performance Center and is sponsored by the College's Center for Global Understanding and Peacemaking. Attendees must reserve tickets by calling 717-361-4757.

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife will hold its next freshwater fisheries public forum on Saturday, February 23, at Batsto Village in Wharton State Forest in Burlington County. The forum will begin at 10:00 a.m.

Anglers are invited to share their views and recommendations for the future of freshwater fisheries research and management with staff biologists. Preliminary results of the trout angler telephone and on-line surveys, as well as 2012 field sampling results, will be presented. Anglers are invited to ask questions and comment on any aspect of the division's fisheries management programs. By providing input, the public can help guide the development of all New Jersey's freshwater programs and the regulations which govern them.

You can visit at a time that is convenient to you as this is an informal information center. You will be able to review exhibits of the project, and ask questions of NJDOT representatives and designers.

From the NJ.Com article:“This is a major multi-year project that will have a substantial impact
on Camden County motorists and several municipalities,” said Freeholder
Ian Leonard, liaison the Camden County Department of Public Works. “It
is important for county residents to be aware of how this construction
will affect their commute and their communities.

”"Besides the Pulaski Skyway, I can't think of a larger project in the DOT's history," said NJDOT spokesman Timothy Greeley.

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes announced today that two men have been charged with Felony Murder for the death of a Pemberton Township man whose body was discovered last month in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest.

Both of us live in the City of Camden and as elected officials in this County we know our number one priority is to keep residents safe. It is our job to make sure the public feels secure when they walk out their doors to work, or to the corner store. We believe the Camden County Police Department’s Metro Division will have a significant impact on crime in our community and throughout the County, which is the reason we articulated our position in Sunday’s Courier Post.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Haddon Heights Police are currently investigating an attempted bank fraud that occurred on 1/31/2013 at TD Bank. The two females involved were operating a white Buick LaCrosse with a stolen NJ license plate and attempted to cash a stolen check with stolen NJ identification. The females were unsuccessful; however, did manage to commit a similar fraud at the TD Bank branch in Oaklyn, NJ minutes before. Anyone able to identify either of the females involved are asked to contact HHPD Detectives at (856) 547-0614 x 16 or (856) 547-0614 x 31.

Now Open: Fratelli's Italian Bistro Fratelli's Italian Bistro has just opened at 1339 Chestnut Street. Lunch is served Monday-Saturday with dinner available seven days a week. Enjoy daily pasta specials for $11.50 as well as nightly specials. The full menu is available to go and they offer catering options. Also, ask about their 1339 Club to receive loyalty rewards.Fratelli's Italian Bistro, 1339 Chestnut Street, 215.731.0700, FratellisIB.com

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The album includes some random shots of some of the many vehicles on display at the Philadelphia Auto Show held at the Convention Center.
The 2016 Philadelphia Auto Show, produced and owned by the Automobile Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia, rolls into the Pennsylvania Convention Center Jan. 30 to Feb. 7. This year's event will feature 700 vehicles from more than 40 worldwide manufacturers. Highlights include an array of concept, classic, luxury, pre-production and exotic models. Ticket prices range from $7 to $14. For more information, visit phillyautoshow.com.
PHOTO CREDIT CNBNews Photo Journalist Amanda Stevenson Lupke http://www.amandastevensonphoto.com

A hodgepodge of photos taken at the Democratic National Conventions held July 25-28 at the Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center to officially name former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as its presidential nominee with Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate. The convention comes the week after Republicans held their gathering in Cleveland to nominate Donald Trump and running mate Mike Pence.
More than 4,700 delegates are attending the Democratic convention.
PHOTO CREDIT CNBNews photo journalist Amanda Stevenson Lupke
http://www.amandastevensonphoto.com

Friends and family of Gloucester City native Cpl. Marc Ryan gathered at the Gloucester City v. Penns Grove game Saturday to retire Ryan's jersey after he was killed in Iraq nearly three years ago. (SEPTEMBER 22, 2007)
photos by Bruce Darrow

Our first Memories album was so well received I decided to start a second one. If you have any photos you like to submit to add to any of the albums on our site send them to BillGCN@verizon.net. Please include a brief description and the approximate year the picture was taken.