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Mayor Nutter, City Officals Announce New Crime Fighting Measures

(January 27, 2012)Mayor Michael A. Nutter along with District Attorney Seth Williams and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey unveiled the City’s new crime fighting measures focusing on prevention, intervention and collaboration at Strawberry Mansion High School.  This strategy will link police, neighborhoods and our public and private law enforcement partners to reduce violence.

Track & Field Academy Summer Semester for Specialist Certifications

NEW ORLEANS – The 2012 USTFCCCA Track & Field Academy Summer Semester will take place July 7–11 at Rice University in Houston, Texas.   The following courses will be offered:

By 2040, Greater Philadelphia to Gain Over 600,000 Residents

 

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DVRPC predicts 11.4% increase in region’s population; 7% in City of Philadelphia 

 

(Philadelphia, PA) – The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) has released its 2040 population forecasts for the nine-county Delaware Valley region. The forecasts project that the region’s population will grow to 6.26 million by 2040, an increase of more than 600,000 from 2010.

CNBNews Announcements: Dental Care for Kids, Girl Scouts Cookies, ACES Basket Auction

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Free Dental Care for Kids-Camden County College’s dental hygiene and dental

assisting students and staff will provide free cleanings and other preventive care – along with dental education services – to area children aged 12 and younger for “Give Kids a Smile!” Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 3. February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Services will be provided by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, call (856) 227-7200, ext. 4631. To access the forms necessary to participate, visit the New Jersey Dental Association Web site at www.njda.org/gkas.

Area Students in the News

Christy Dutt Named to Sacred Heart University's Dean's List

FAIRFIELD, CT (01/26/2012)(readMedia)-- Christy Dutt of Wall was named to the fall 2011 Dean's List at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. To receive this honor, a student must achieve a 3.6 grade average, based on a 4.0 scale.

Letter: We Have a Right to Know

Dear Bill,

Before my daughter developed a food allergy, I didn't always think about what I fed to my kids. Afterwards, though, I realized just how food illiterate I'd been.

Governor Chris Christie Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff in Honor of Corp. Kevin J. Reinhard

 

Trenton, NJ – Today, Governor Chris Christie signed the following Executive Order:

 

Executive Order No. 86 - Ordering all State buildings to fly flags at half-staff on Monday, January 30, 2012 to honor the service and sacrifice of United States Marine Corporal Kevin J. Reinhard, who was raised in Woodbridge and attended Ramapo College and Middlesex County College, and in 2008 interrupted his studies to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. Corporal Reinhard lost his life serving on active duty in Helmand Province, Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

 

Who is January's Scoundrel of the Month?

If Washington made a New Year’s resolution to clean up its act, it didn’t take folks here very long to break it. From an agency that continues to bury its head in the sand, to ethically-challenged candidates caught in lies, it’s been a bleak beginning to 2012.

But who kicked the year off the worst? That’s up to you.

January’s nominees:

Party with us Feb 1 at Casona! Events and more

Collingswood fans are being heard in the Reader’s Digest We Hear You America Contest. We’re the #13 town in the NATION! We’re hosting two more parties to try and get to a #8 spot and win $10,000 for town before March 1.
 
Come out for food, fun and community on:

Feb 1 at Casona from 4-9PM 
Feb 28 at the Collingswood Community Center from 3-9PM 
 
Bring a laptop or device, enjoy a free buffet and cast votes with friends and neighbors! All are welcome and we hope to see you out for a true community event. Take an hour to pitch in with us and have a great night with dinner covered. If you can’t make the party, help us reach our goal of 50,000 votes on each Vote Day by joining us online from your home or office and getting ajumpstart today! Be a part of Vote Tuesdays each week at Grooveground! 

Details on Get Out the Vote Days and Vote Parties here! 

Howarth Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Armed Robbery of Heritage Store

James F. Howarth (DOB  9/6/81), of Nevada Ave., Williamstown NJ was sentenced today to 12 years in New Jersey state prison for his admitted robbery  at knifepoint of a Heritage’s convenience store on North Broad St., Woodbury NJ on May 30, 2011.

 

Howarth also was sentenced to three years  in state prison for attempting to pass a forged check   at a TD Bank in West Deptford on March 14, 2011. That sentence will be served concurrently with the 12-year term.

Crawfish Fest Musicians Perform, Feast on King Cakes and Jambalaya

 

AUGUSTA, NJ (01/24/2012)(readMedia)-- Just because you are not celebrating Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") in New Orleans this year on Feb. 21st, that doesn't mean you can't celebrate!

Borrow eBooks through Gloucester County Library’s Web

Two new services allow cardholders to check out eBooks online for their reading devices

(Mullica Hill, NJ) – Gloucester County Library System cardholders may now borrow eBooks via the library’s web site at...

John Paff: Two new unpublished trial court OPRA opinions

The following two court opinions are not published in the law books and are not ordinarily written about in legal periodicals.  Unless somebody puts them on-line and calls attention to them, they are likely not to be located by people who may want to search for them.  I think that it's important that court opinions, even if they are not precedential, are easily accessible for future use.

Southern NJ Devolpment Council Spotlights Wheelabrator Technoligies

 

Located in Westville, New Jersey, the Wheelabrator Gloucester waste-to-energy facility provides

dependable, environmentally safe disposal of municipal solid waste for Gloucester County, while generating clean, renewable electricity for sale to the local utility. Designed, constructed, owned and operated by Wheelabrator, Wheelabrator Gloucester processes up to 500 tons per day of municipal solid waste. Wheelabrator Gloucester has an electric generating capacity of 14,000 kilowatts; the equivalent of supplying the electrical needs of 15,000 New Jersey homes.

 

Saints, Rams alums dominate college hardwoods | South Philly Review

When talking Philly college basketball, the La Salle Explorers traditionally have struggled in the headliner department. But a quick glance at the Olney-based squad’s current 14-6 record shouts out for some well-deserved attention, as the team finished the 2010-11 season three games below .500.

Part of the current success can be attributed to two former standouts from Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School, 1736 S. 10th St., Earl Pettis, a 6-foot-5 senior guard, and Tyreek Duren, a 6-foot sophomore guard. Pettis, from the 1500 block of South 15th Street, is averaging 14.8 points per contest. Duren, who calls Yeadon home, is filling up the stat sheets with his well-balanced contributions of 14.1 points, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals each game. After playing George Washington University in a home bout that happened after press time, the duo is westward bound for a Saturday afternoon tussle at Duquesne University.

Traveling slightly south on Broad Street, the college basketball spotlight is shining on Temple University senior guard and co-captain Ramone Moore and his 13-5 Owls, who played in Charlotte yesterday after press time prior to a Saturday home matchup against St. Joseph’s University. The 6-foot-4 South Philadelphia High, 2101 S. Broad St., product currently is tied with St. Joe’s Carl Jones as the Atlantic 10’s leading scorers with 17.2 points per contest.

read more via www.southphillyreview.com

by Bill Gelman

S.C. Officer Dies Following Shooting - Officer.com

Aiken, S.C. law enforcement officer Master Cpl. Sandra (Sandy) E. Rogers, 49, died following a shooting Saturday morning. Rogers was a 27-year veteran of the Aiken Department of Public Safety.

According to WRDW.com, a resident contacted the department in reference to a suspicious vehicle at 7:30 a.m., and after Rogers arrived on scene, an altercation ensued and she was shot.