3 to appear in court in $2.6 million S. Jersey timeshare fraud

Three people from South Jersey were to be arraigned this afternoon in federal court in Camden in connection with a $2.6 million time share mortgage fraud scheme, the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey said. Ashley Lacerda, 32, of Egg Harbor Township, Francis Santore, 52, of Northfield and Brian Corley, 27, of Egg Harbor, were among 16 defendants charged on April 17 with a variety of offenses ...
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20120514_3_to_appear_in_court_in__2_6_million_S__Jersey__timeshare_fraud.html

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 10:35:01 -0700

New Jersey Adds Jobs In April, But Unemployment Rate Up Slightly as More People Seek Work

New Jersey added more jobs in April but saw no improvement in the unemployment rate as more prospective candidates entered the job market, according to state numbers released Thursday.
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2012/5/18/new_jersey_adds_jobs_in_april.htm

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 08:56:15 -0700

New Jersey Carpenters Offer Craftsmanship and Support to Build Memorial for Fallen Service Heroes

EDISON, N.J., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The New Jersey Carpenter Contractor Trust (NJCCT) announced today that the labor management organization has partnered with the Air Advisor Memorial Fund to ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/jersey-carpenters-offer-craftsmanship-support-224800354.html

Published: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:48:00 -0700

N.J. Department of Education to shut down Jersey City charter school

Schomburg Charter School in Jersey City will close at the end of this school year following concerns about fiscal viability and long-term sustainability
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/nj_department_of_education_to.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 17:05:21 -0700

Students, Ages 9 And 11, Charged After Gun Fired Inside Atlantic City School

Two grade school students are being charged with unlawful possession of a weapon after a gun was fired inside the bathroom of their New Jersey school Thursday morning.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/05/24/students-9-11-questioned-after-gun-fired-inside-atlantic-city-school/

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 14:16:51 -0700

Tom Davis: In Some New Jersey Towns, "Old Fashioned" Ain't a Drink

Critics say that any attempt to recreate or maintain "Pleasantville-by-the-sea" in Ocean City is unrealistic and outdated.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-davis/ocean-city_b_1521189.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:01:35 -0700

State shutting down Jersey City charter school

The state Department of Education will shut down S chomburg Charter School in Jersey City at the end of this school year — a move that signifies the Christie administration’s increasingly firm stance against low-performing charters.
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2012/05/state_shutting_down_jersey_cit.html

Published: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:35:45 -0700

Vineland man arrested as part of attorney general gun sting

VINELAND — State police arrested a city man who they allegedly caught selling heroin during a recent sweep by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office that aimed to take illegal firearms off of the street.
http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2012/05/vineland_man_arrested_as_part.html

Published: Thu, 10 May 2012 21:40:42 -0700

Two teachers running in support of loved ones with cancer

NICOLA TASOFF and Jamie Adams-Ford are teachers and friends. Despite their hectic schedules, they find time to run. On Sunday, the South Jersey residents will take in the morning sights in the 33rd annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run. Tasoff is the "veteran" Broad Streeter: This will be her second 10-mile jaunt down Broad Street. Adams-Ford is making her Broad Street debut.
http://www.philly.com/philly/health/20120504_Two_teachers_running_in_support_of_loved_ones_with_cancer.html

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 13:44:18 -0700

NJ cracks down on gun trafficking

Alessi Gonzalez of Vineland was among defendants named in 21 gun trafficking and possession indictments announced Thursday. / Photo/N.J. Department of Corrections
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20120511/NEWS01/305110036/NJ-cracks-down-gun-trafficking

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 01:18:27 -0700