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- Thrills, tradition at Long Beach Island fishing tournament
Published: 11/21/09
Multiple generations of anglers make up the community that has grown as part of the 55-year-old Long Beach Island Surf Fishing Classic.
- BARNEGAT LIGHT - John Flynn's cell phone rang
at 9:39 a.m. The birds were working, the fish were blitz…
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- More Atlantic County towns may be on board with centralized dispatch
Published: 11/20/09
- Tight budgets and rising costs are apparently convincing
once-skeptical Atlantic County municipalities to buy into a
co…

- Is public's perception of crime in Atlantic City backed up by the numbers?
Published: 11/20/09
Read Eric Scott Campbell's complete report on the dramatic drop in Atlantic City's crime rate in Sunday's print edition of The Press of Atlantic City.
- Although many visitors continue to believe Atlantic City has a
high crime rate, statistics tell quite a different story.
- Private golf club in Egg Harbor Township files bankruptcy, will open to the public
Published: 11/20/09
- The exclusive Ballamor Golf Club will open to the public
starting on Jan. 1, according to a release issued today by the…

- New census office in Northfield has 1,500 to 2,000 jobs available
Published: 11/20/09
- The U.S. Census Bureau officially opened its new office in
Northfield on Friday, giving local media and officials a
beh…
- Southern New Jersey place-name sweatshirts recalled as hazardous
Published: 11/20/09
- WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and
Century 21 Promotions, of Seattle, have announced the vol…
- Upper Deerfield man dies in apparent suicide
Published: 11/20/09
- UPPER DEERFIELD--A 20-year-old township man died Thursday night
of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, State Police said.
- State BPU creates rebate program for purchasing solar equipment
Published: 11/20/09
- State utility regulators have created a new incentive program
meant to lower the cost of solar installations and increa…

- Homeless man gets 18 years in slaying of Mainland graduate
Published: 11/20/09
- MAYS LANDING - Joseph Frankowski Jr. had
overcome a lot in his life.
- Monmouth County veterinarian pleads guilty in death of parrot
Published: 11/20/09
- HOWELL - A New Jersey veterinarian has pleaded guilty to failing
to properly care for a parrot that was kept as an offi…
- Boaters say sand lost in last week's storm piling up in Manasquan Inlet
Published: 11/20/09
- MANASQUAN - Boaters say some of the sand lost in last week's
coastal storm has piled up in New Jersey's Manasquan Inlet.
- Multiple arrests after fights break out at Cumberland County College
Published: 11/20/09
- VINELAND — Several people were arrested
Thursday night after several fights broke out after a basket…
- Police confirm shooting in Upper Deerfield
Published: 11/20/09
- From Press staff reports
- WIBG, Hurley agree on 5-year contract extension
Published: 11/20/09
- Southern New Jersey radio station WIBG AM and FM has announced
that Harry Hurley will remain vice president of programm…
- MORNING REPORT: Local weather and traffic reports
Published: 11/20/09
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- 'New moon' draws full crowds to midnight screenings
Published: 11/20/09
- NORTHFIELD — About 200 people, mostly young women, filled the
lobby of the Tilton 9 theater complex late Thursday, wa…

- Hundreds show for H1N1 vaccine shots at Atlantic County clinic
Published: 11/19/09
- EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Emelia Scimitari rubbed her right arm,
right on the spot where she had just received her H1N1 vac…
- Paper company expansion to add jobs in Vineland
Published: 11/19/09
- VINELAND - A local paper factory will expand
next year to hire more than 160 new workers.
- Shooting reported in Upper Deerfield Township
Published: 11/19/09
- UPPER DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP — A shooting took
place in the township late Thursday night, State Police c…

- Pleasantville begins $150 million redevelopment effort
Published: 11/19/09
- Pleasantville launched a $150 million effort on Thursday to
transform the heart of the city’s business district into …
- Van Drew petitions state for light at Millville intersection
Published: 11/19/09
- State Sen. Jeff Van Drew appealed to state transportation
officials Thursday for a traffic light at Court Boulevard and…

- Christie says, "There is an impatience for change" as Corzine says farewell
Published: 11/19/09
- ATLANTIC CITY — The incoming and outgoing governors talked of
difficult times to come, passing the torch Thursday at …
- FEMA pays a visit to Long Beach Island after storm
Published: 11/19/09
- BEACH HAVEN — Representatives from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency visited Long Beach Island…
- Bridge connecting Sea Isle, Avalon to reopen Friday
Published: 11/19/09
- SEA ISLE CITY - The Townsends Inlet Bridge is expected to reopen
Friday, more than a week after a work barge rammed it …

- FAA computer glitch delays flights nationwide, including Atlantic City International
Published: 11/19/09
- ATLANTA - A problem with the FAA system that collects airlines'
flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and…
- Environmental groups join fight against Delaware Bay dredging
Published: 11/19/09
with a copy of the complaint
- A coalition of environmental groups filed suit in federal court
Thursday to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from …
- Resorts takeover headed for CCC vote
Published: 11/19/09
- ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey gaming regulators today will vote on
a plan for lenders to take ownership of financially tro…
- Christie and Corzine address state's municipal leaders at Atlantic City event
Published: 11/19/09
- ATLANTIC CITY – At the League of Municipalities Conference on
Thursday, Gov.-elect Chris Christie spoke of difficult …
- Condominium application delayed in Ocean City
Published: 11/19/09
- OCEAN CITY - The Zoning Board rescheduled an application by
Seaspray Condominiums for Jan. 20 after a hearing ran late
…
- Committee announces judges for Boardwalk Holocaust memorial design contest
Published: 11/19/09
- ATLANTIC CITY - A panel of architects and Holocaust experts with
international reputations will choose the final design…
- Resorts takeover plan headed for CCC vote
Published: 11/19/09
- ATLANTIC CITY — New Jersey gaming regulators today will vote on
a plan for lenders to take ownership of financially t…
- Environmentalists sue to stop Delaware River dredging
Published: 11/19/09
- A coalition of environmental groups filed suit in federal court
today to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from dee…
- FEMA officials take tour of Long Beach Island
Published: 11/19/09
- BEACH HAVEN- Representatives from the Federal Emergency
Management Agency were on Long Beach Island Wednesday assessing…
- Newark airport guard who spoke about shooting Obama seeks release
Published: 11/19/09
- NEWARK - The Newark Liberty International Airport security guard
overheard talking about shooting President Barack Obam…
- Corzine, Christie will both address municipalities convention in Atlantic City today
Published: 11/19/09
- ATLANTIC CITY - New Jersey's municipal leaders will hear two
views of the state's state of affairs today.
- Restructured airspace paths over Hudson debut today
Published: 11/19/09
- NEWARK - Small aircraft flying over the Hudson River are
following new flight rules.
- Creditors seek end to payments to key figure in New Jersey corruption sweep
Published: 11/19/09
- NEWARK - Creditors are trying to cut off a $12,800 monthly
allowance to the government's key informant in New Jersey's …
- Police seek suspect in Pleasantville shooting
Published: 11/19/09
- PLEASANTVILLE — A 26-year-old city woman was
shot on Adams Avenue late Wednesday night, and police s…

- Furniture company donates tables, chairs to Vineland veterans home
Published: 11/18/09
- VINELAND — For years, outdoor activities could
be somewhat of an inconvenience for residents of the …
- Van Pelt's attorney says plea unlikely in corruption case
Published: 11/18/09
- Daniel M. Van Pelt's attorney said Wednesday that the former
Assemblyman and Ocean Township mayor would not agree to a …
- Teens rob Atlantic City High School senior, police say
Published: 11/18/09
- ATLANTIC CITY — Three teenagers robbed an
Atlantic City High School senior at knifepoint as he walke…

- Firefighters extinguish apartment fire in Millville
Published: 11/18/09
- MILLVILLE - An unattended pot on the stove
sparked an apartment fire Wednesday afternoon at Lakeview M…

- Atlantic County schedules H1N1 vaccine clinics for Thursday and Saturday
Published: 11/18/09
- Atlantic County will hold the first of its two scheduled H1N1
vaccination clinics from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday in …
- Galloway official arrested on fraud charges for allegedly running business while collecting disability
Published: 11/18/09
- GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – A 54-year-old former postal worker and
Zoning Board member was arrested today on a fraud charge f…

- Shiloh man's attempted murder conviction overturned
Published: 11/18/09
- A state appeals court Wednesday overturned the 2005 conviction
of a Shiloh man sentenced to 17 years for the attempted …

- Vehicle crashes through wall of medical supply company in Galloway
Published: 11/18/09
With raw video of the damage
- It felt like an earthquake to Larry LoDico.

- Atlantic City casino profits drop by double digits in third quarter
Published: 11/18/09
- ATLANTIC CITY - Casino operating profits slipped 11.7 percent to
$280.7 million in the third quarter, according to figu…
- Wildwood man charged with stealing prescription drugs from apartment
Published: 11/18/09
- WILDWOOD - A 25-year-old Wildwood man was arrested Tuesday after
he allegedly stole prescription drugs from an apartmen…
- Corzine gave voters no reason to vote for him, former New Jersey governors say
Published: 11/18/09
- ATLANTIC CITY - Gov. Jon S. Corzine lost the governor's race
because he never gave voters sufficient reason to vote for…
- Third-quarter casino earnings report due today
Published: 11/18/09
- ATLANTIC CITY - The New Jersey Casino Control Commission today
will release third-quarter earnings for the gaming indus…
- New Jersey unemployment declines slightly in October
Published: 11/18/09
- New Jersey's unemployment rate in October dipped slightly to 9.7
percent, down 0.1 percentage point from September, acc…
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