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Salem Sunbeam
Editorial
10/28/2009
Two Democrat Assembly incumbents in the 3rd Legislative District are being challenged by a pair of Republicans who are not running as a team.
In a legislative district as diverse as ours, teamwork is key to getting Trenton to pay attention to our needs. That's why Democrats John J. Burzichelli and Celeste Riley should be returned to represent us at the Statehouse on Election Day.
The Daily Journal
October 15, 2009
By JOSEPH P. SMITH
VINELAND -- New Jersey is spreading nearly $2 million in roadway improvement money across Cumberland County.
The Department of Transportation on Wednesday released a list of $103.7 million in grants to municipalities.
In Atlantic County, Buena is getting $190,000 and Buena Vista Township $170,000.
The grants reach 13 of 14 Cumberland communities. Stowe Creek was left out.
Vineland tops the grant recipients with $202,519 for a reconstruction of Sheridan Avenue in the eastern part of town.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
By Siobhan A. Counihan
Gloucester County Times
PAULSBORO Wasting no time since a ceremonial groundbreaking was held at the Paulsboro Marine Terminal this past week, crews are already working to prepare the site for construction of the $250 million regional port.
Mayor John Burzichelli confirmed that construction has begun on the project, a significant milestone in something that he said had been many years in the making.
Athena D. Merritt
Philadelphia Business Journal
September 23, 2009
Ground was broken Tuesday on the $247 million Paulsboro Marine Terminal project in New Jersey.
Construction of the 190-acre general cargo terminal will create 500 full-time construction jobs over the next three years and 2,500 direct and indirect jobs upon its completion.
By Randall Clark
Today's Sunbeam
September 22, 2009
SALEM — The continuing struggle against homelessness in Salem County was given an $800,000 shot in the arm on Tuesday through the state Department of Community Affairs’ rapid re-housing program.
In a joint statement from the Third District legislators, it was announced that the funding will be used to provide immediate assistance for families that are homeless or at-risk of being homeless, by stabilizing their housing and diverting shelter applicants into available accommodations.
DAVID PORTER
The Associated Press, Philadelphia Inquirer
09/21/2009
NEWARK, N.J. - After winning a lengthy battle to stop her city from seizing her home for an upscale condominium project, Lori Vendetti is pretty sure of one thing: The fight isn't over.
Vendetti is part of a small group of homeowners in the seaside town of Long Branch who prevailed last week in the state's most celebrated case involving eminent domain, the law that allows a government to take land needed for a public use or redevelopment after paying a fair price for it.
By Jan Hefler
Philadelphia Inquirer
Monday August 31, 2009
The race for two state Assembly seats in District Three pits two conservative Republicans who lack full party support against two Democratic incumbents, including the district's first female legislator.
by Randall Clark
Today's Sunbeam
Thursday September 03, 2009
MANNINGTON TWP. -- On the edge of a lush soybean field on the Carpenter Farm, officials announced Thursday the preservation of 322 farmland acres here, marking another milestone in Salem County's state-leading agricultural protection effort.
by RANDALL CLARK
Today's Sunbeam
Thursday, August 20, 2009
SALEM - In a charged public forum here Wednesday, Memorial Hospital of Salem County CEO Jim Angle took center floor as residents one-by-one voiced their concerns about the potential closure of the facility's maternity ward. Keeping the utmost civility, a prerequisite set by freeholders facilitating the meeting here at the Salem County Courthouse, many of the public comments carried the intonation that the hospital is protecting its profit margin before people.
By JIM WALSH
Gannett New Jersey
A South Jersey legislator wants the state to be able to suspend local elected officials who face criminal charges.
State Sen. Stephen M. Sweeney, D-3, said he will introduce a bill that would require that action against officials indicted for offenses that, upon conviction, would result in forfeiture of office.
