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Sen. John McCain making New Jersey campaign visit
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean says a presidential candidate's religious beliefs are personal and should be off-limits during a campaign - except when they give insight into the...
Appeals panel rules in favor of US syndicate
— The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court refused to stay a lower court's ruling that San Francisco's Golden Gate Yacht Club is the Challenger of Record in the America's Cup, accord...
Customers wait hours for 23-cent pizzas in Ohio
— Maybe Cleveland Cavaliers fans can hope for cheap gas if an oil company insults All-Star LeBron James.Lines were so long Thursday at some of the 86 Papa John's stores offering a large, one-top...
Parker, Ginobili each drop 31 in Spurs
— There was no third-quarter breakdown for the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, just the desperate play of a team whose quest for a second straight NBA title was on the line.Tony Parker and ...
U.S., Canada, Sweden win at hockey worlds
— Zach Parise's power-play goal with 8:57 remaining snapped a tie and gave the United States a 6-4 victory over Germany in a qualifying-round game at the world hockey championship on Thursday ni...
NJTransit bus strikes pedestrian in Freehold
— A man was hospitalized Thursday night after he was struck by a New Jersey Transit bus as it left the Main Street terminal.The victim, whose name was not released by police, was alert and consc...
Fire extinguished in vacant home in Neptune
— No one was hurt in a fire at a home on Drummond Avenue Thursday.Police said the house at 293 Drummond Ave. was vacant when they responded to a report of fire at about 4 p.m.There were no injur...
Judge order depositions from former athletes
— An Essex County judge on Thursday stayed the execution of arrest warrants for former New York Giants center Bart Oates and former New Jersey Devils defenseman Ken Daneyko for failing to appear...
2 charged in death of man found under AC pier
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A 19-year-old Somers Point man apparently befriended two homeless men in Atlantic City, spending the night drinking on the beach with them before the older men killed him, ...
Suspected pedophile caught in New Jersey
Help ID pedophile suspect, Interpol asks public   Paris — Interpol says a suspected pedophile whose picture was widely distributed by the news media has been arrested in New Jersey. ...
Flyers D Timonen likely out for series with Pittsburgh
— Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen will likely miss the Eastern Conference finals against the Pittsburgh Penguins because of a blood clot in his ankle.Philadelphia general manager Paul Holmgren s...
Giants sign two rookie free agents
— Owen Tolson of Army, who ranked seventh in the nation in punting, was one of two free agents signed by the New York Giants on Thursday.The Super Bowl champions also signed Mississippi State ti...
Pirates trade for OF Michaels
— The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Jason Michaels and cash from the Cleveland Indians on Thursday for a player to be named.Michaels was designated for assignment Tuesday after hitting ...
White Sox Ozzie knows what sells
— White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen knows what sells in the media, what piques interest in baseball and other fields of endeavor. It's people who tend to act a little crazy from time to time."Who ...
Trump talks about A-Rod, Jeter during luncheon
— Even Donald Trump has strong feelings about New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez.Trump was in Arkansas on Thursday to speak at the Economics Arkansas luncheon. According to arkansasbusiness.co...
Jefferson denies wrongdoing in Minneapolis assault
— A man who accused Richard Jefferson of grabbing him by the throat in an incident in a Minneapolis club earlier this year had too much to drink, the New Jersey Nets forward said in a radio inte...
Rollins to rejoin Phillies in San Francisco
— Reigning NL MVP Jimmy Rollins was to rejoin the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday in San Francisco after missing a month with a sprained left ankle.Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he will w...
Armstrong urges Congress to renew war on cancer
— Seven-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong is calling on Congress to renew the nation's war on cancer."It's time for our country to refocus and relaunch a comprehensi...
Documents from potential Sonics
A federal judge ruled documents subpoenaed from a group that attempted to buy the Seattle SuperSonics from their Oklahoma-based owners can remain sealed.U.S. District Judge Martha Pechman ruled Thursd...
Lo Duca place on DL with broken hand
— Washington Nationals catcher Paul Lo Duca will be placed on the 15-day disabled list on Friday with a broken right hand.Lo Duca broke the fourth metacarpal bone in his hand while batting in th...
Azzolina clips vehicle while parking at McCain fund-raiser
— Joseph Azzolina, a former Republican state senator and assemblyman from Middletown, dinged the bumper of a parked Range Rover while he was looking for a parking space at a fund-raising luncheo...
Schilling test ailing shoulder again
— Boston Red Sox starter Curt Schilling played long toss before Thursday's game against the Detroit Tigers, continuing his rehabilitation from a shoulder injury.Red Sox manager Terry Francona sa...
Jackson cops say drunken driver hit trees, mailbox, house
— Police said a man is charged with drunken driving after he crashed on Thompson Bridge Road late Sunday night, traveling several hundred feet onto a property, striking trees, a mailbox and fina...
Federal judge orders Vick to pay Candian bank $2.4M
— A federal judge ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan.The Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in September, arguing...
New Jersey state senator says governor should drop talk of raising tolls
Tom Hester Jr. May 8, 2008 - 6:32 p.m. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A Republican state senator Thursday called on Gov. Jon S. Corzine to drop talk of potential toll increases after the governor reiterate...
Nets promote Kiki Vandeweghe to general manager
Neither Vandeweghe nor the Nets disclosed terms of his new contract.Vandeweghe's immediate task is to get the Nets back on track after missing the playoffs for the first time in seven seasons.
Oldest league bowler dies at 106
— By the time Bill Hargrove was recognized last year as the nation's oldest league bowler, his eyesight had deteriorated so much he could hardly see the pins.But he kept at it, armed with a ment...
Time Warner to shut 2 studios
— Time Warner Inc. said Thursday it will close its Picturehouse and Warner Independent Pictures film studios and eliminate 70 jobs in the latest cost-cutting move since Jeff Bewkes took over as ...
Retired Sabres enforcer, Ray, suing NHLPA again
— Former Sabres enforcer Rob Ray is suing the NHL Players' Association for a second time over money owed him during the NHL lockout, accusing the union of deceiving him into settling his initial...
Jockey Club creates safety committee to study equine health
— The Jockey Club has formed a committee to study equine health, including track safety and the rules of racing, five days after the death of the filly Eight Belles at the Kentucky Derby.Ogden M...
Monmouth County considering $101 million bond ordinance
FREEHOLD -- Monmouth County officials said several projects to update the county's most structurally deficient bridges will be continued as part of a proposed $101 million bond ordinance that will be ...
Roddick, Blake advance in Rome
— Andy Roddick and James Blake advanced Thursday to the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters, marking the first time in six years two Americans reached the final eight.Roddick silenced a partisan c...
Bryant a unanimous pick for All-NBA team
— Kobe Bryant added another honor Thursday to go with his MVP award, becoming the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team.The Lakers star was voted to the first team for the third straight ...
Daly shoots 67, trails by three at Italian Open
John Daly shot a 5-under 67 to trail co-leaders Ross McGowan and Marco Ruiz by three strokes after the first round of the Italian Open.The 609th-ranked Daly, who hasn't finished in the top 10 of a tou...
Lawyer says Seaside Park board members have a conflict in regard to Sawmill Cafe
— An attorney for the Sawmill Cafe filed a complaint in state Superior Court Wednesday, claiming that eight of the nine members of the Zoning Board of Adjustment have a conflict of interest.Afte...
"Water tax" makes a splash at Trenton hearing
— Critics call it a water tax. The legislative sponsor, Sen. Robert Smith, D-Gloucester, calls it a "user fee'' of 40 cents per 1,000 gallons of water that would permanently fund open space and ...
Pedophile suspect who was found in NJ played Santa, painted faces
— An actor who played Santa Claus and painted children's faces was arrested on child sex charges early today after an international manhunt, just the second time Interpol sought the public's hel...
Toms River man named as ranking mob figure in federal indictment
— One of the Gambino crime family's highest-ranking members in New Jersey - who lives in Toms River and East Hanover - and 22 other made members and associates, were named in a racketeering indi...
Trump casinos will consider purchase offers
— One or more of the three Trump casinos could be sold if the right deal presents itself, the company's CEO said today.Mark Juliano, chief executive officer of Trump Entertainment Resorts, said ...
Trial date set in Morristown boy
A Superior Court judge this morning set a trial date of Sept. 8 for the landscaper charged with murdering and trying to sexually assault 10-year-old Walter Contreras Valenzuela in 2001.More than seven...
Bill reducing fine for horseshoe crabbing on hold
— A bill that would significantly reduce the fine for illegally harvesting horseshoe crabs has been put on hold. Sen. Jeff Van Drew has a proposal to lower fines to $2,500 from $10,000 for viola...
Drug companies defend TV advertisements before Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some of the nation's largest pharmaceutical companies defended their TV advertisements Thursday from Democrats pushing for tougher restrictions on what they call misleading marketin...
Talks continue in McGreevey divorce trial
Darrell W. Conder said: No doubt the details of the story are entertaining, but what sticks in my craw is the part about McGreevey studying to become an Episcopal priest. If half the allegations in th...
Country star Eddy Arnold dies at 89
— Eddy Arnold, whose mellow baritone on songs like "Make the World Go Away" made him one of the most successful country singers in history, died Thursday morning, days short of his 90th birthday...
Treasury secretary says economy is going through a
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said today the U.S. economy is going through "a difficult patch'' and signaled opposition to a congressional bill to prevent more housing foreclosures.Growth "has rema...
Loss widens for Cablevision
Cablevision Systems Corp., one of the biggest cable operators in Monmouth and Ocean counties, posted a wider first-quarter loss after selling sports networks that made a profit last year.The net loss ...
Parents of infant girl indicted on 40 counts of child endangerment
The parents of an infant girl who was found alone, undernourished and wrapped in feces-soaked bedding were indicted Wednesday on more than three dozen counts of child endangerment.A Morris County gran...
No one injured in Holmdel GSP accident
— No one was injured in a one-vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway around 7 a.m. today, state police said. A man, whose name was not available, was driving a Ford Explorer in the northbound...
Woman indicted in assault of 6-year-old
A Montville woman who, police said, battered a 6-year-old girl and claimed the injuries were caused by the child's younger sibling, was indicted Wednesday on child endangerment and assault charges. Da...
Commodity producers lead stocks
U.S. stocks rose, rebounding from the market's biggest drop in a month, as mining shares gained on higher gold prices and sales topped estimates at retailers and media companies.Freeport-McMoRan Coppe...
Discounters enjoyed sales gains in April
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. reported sales that rose more than analysts estimated after U.S. consumers bought discounted clothing and food as they contended with higher gasoline pr...
Vonage narrows quarterly loss, promises high-speed Internet access
Holmdel-based Vonage Holdings Corp., the unprofitable Internet phone company, reported a narrower first-quarter loss after cutting jobs and reducing marketing budgets.The net loss shrank to $8.96 mill...
23 busted in New Jersey mob sweep
— Federal authorities will have more to say about a mob sweep in the Garden State. FBI agents have rounded up 23 reputed members and associates of the Gambino crime family in New Jersey on charg...
Burned body found in car at brush fire in Old Bridge
— Investigators are probing the death of an unknown person whose burned body was discovered in a car destroyed by flames in a brush fire late Wednesday afternoon off Spring Valley Road, authorit...
"American Idol" reject arrested
— An "American Idol" reject who volunteered for a Brooklyn school is accused of sending inappropriate text messages to a 12-year-old boy. Authorities say Colin Leahy was arrested on charges of e...
Chemical spill turned I-287 upside down, schools still closed
— The morning and evening rush hours were thrown into chaos Wednesday after a tanker truck overturned on Route 287 northbound about 5 a.m. and spilled a chemical onto the roadway just north of E...
Training key issue in using Taser
— A special state panel exploring the idea of allowing police to use less-than-lethal weaponry heard from the founder of the widely discussed Taser gun Wednesday, as well as a small-town mayor w...
You are what you eat
Ben Benson sits down to eat a 24-ounce buffalo rib steak (sans vegetables?) at his steak house in New York Tuesday. Because wholesale costs of prime beef have shot up, Benson has added items such as b...
$200G reduction of tax levy agreed upon
— The Board of Education and Township Committee have agreed on a $200,000 reduction of the school tax levy recommended by the Township Committee.The school board voted unanimously to accept the ...
A long-overdue salute to 163 vets
— A year after graduating from Matawan Regional High School in 1966, John L. Bellamy Sr. was drafted by the Army and served in Vietnam in 1967-68, achieving the rank of Spc. 4.On Wednesday morni...
Office duty for pregnant policewoman
Township Manager Andrew G. Brannen, speaking just before the agreement was completed, said, "Once the agreement is reached in principle, she can go off the road whenever she determines that she needs ...
"Pay hike" debated in Jackson campaign
— One hundred dollars plus lunch.That is the price the local Republican Club is offering to pay people to walk throughout town Saturday and hang fliers on people's doors, urging votes in Tuesday...
Asbury Park tax rate may rise 11.3 cents
— The City Council Wednesday night introduced a $39 million budget for 2008 which will require an 11.3-cent increase in the municipal tax rate, or an increase of about $169.50 for the average ho...
12-mile backup on I-287
— A 12-mile backup is reported on northbound I-287 at Weston Canal Road in Franklin.The accident involves a tractor-trailer and has lanes blocked, according to the New Jersey Department of Trans...
Slain wife was told she would receive "substantial" alimony
— Susan Calleia stood to gain substantial alimony payments if she divorced her husband, as well as half the property she shared with him, including their million-dollar home in Holmdel.That is w...
Muslim cleric fighting deportation arrives in court
— An influential Muslim cleric in New Jersey has arrived at the federal courthouse in Newark to fight deportation. Imam Mohammad Qatanani was accompanied by his wife and 6 children. Several hund...
NJ Senate weighs asking voters to back new water tax
— New Jerseyans may face a referendum in November on whether their water use should be taxed. A Senate committee today is slated to hold a hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment that wou...
GSP rubbernecking slows traffic
— A motor vehicle accident near mile marker 115.5 on the Garden State Parkway is causing some traffic delays because of rubbernecking, state police said.The crash occurred around 7 a.m. in the n...
Perfect spot for a shelter
Standing next to the swath of land on Oak Avenue in Toms River that township officials have proposed as the site of a new animal shelter, JoAnn Benson, the township director of human services, announc...
Bear killed near school
— Wildlife officials killed a black bear that climbed a tree near an elementary school in Rockaway Township. Police tried to chase the bruin away from the Dennis O'Brien Elementary School. But t...
Two charged after a string of car burglaries
— Two boys have been charged with a series of vehicle burglaries that occurred early Tuesday morning in the city, authorities said.Around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, police were sent to Morford Avenue wh...
Nothing suspicious evident in fire probe
— Although the investigation into the fire at a new low-income housing project is continuing, authorities said the cause of the fire likely will be associated with work being done on the buildin...
Center run by Corzine
— A child study center run by close friends of Gov. Jon Corzine has withdrawn from a $2 million state contract. The deal drew criticism last month because of Corzine's close relationship with th...
Give local government more flexibility
— In order to revitalize New Jersey's older cities and towns, state government has to be more strategic in dispensing municipal aid and should grant local governments more flexibility, said a re...
Video arraignment draws objection
— Convicted killer Robert Zarinsky objected Wednesday to being arraigned on a new murder charge for the 1968 death of a 13-year-old Middletown girl by videoconference, but a judge told the ailin...
Drive helps pupils climb food pyramid
— When Marlboro Elementary School set up a food drive, 10-year-old Jennifer Geller decided to donate baby formula "because a lot of babies need that and not many families can afford that for the...
Markham mourns death of principal
— Scott Taylor, districtsupervisor of curriculum, instruction, and technology, will serve as interim principal of Markham Place School through the end of the school year.Grief counselors were av...
New school board member charged over election sign
— It's a sign of the times.Campaign signs appear on front lawns and at major intersections with each election. Candidates say the signs help build name recognition with voters.Last month, 2,434 ...
State union boss questioned over donation to campaign
— A state workers union leader is facing questions over a campaign donation her local made to Newark Mayor Cory Booker's political campaign. Carla Katz may have made the $20,800 donation to Book...
Lawmakers want cyber command at McGuire
— If the Air Force locates a new cyber-security command at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey could gain between 500 and 700 jobs.That's according to two Republican congressmen who are lobbying ...
Colts Neck schools cleared in faulty reporting complaint
— After an investigation, the K-8 school district has been cleared of allegations of faulty financial reporting and violating board rules.A formal complaint was filed by board member John D'Urso...
A trip down Memory Lane for Springsteen, E Street Band
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band so thoroughly rocked Count Basie Theatre Wednesday night that it seemed as if the noble old venue might crumble.The set list was a music geek's dream as Springs...
4 cardiologists settle with government over UMDNJ salaries
— Four cardiologists have agreed to pay $387,000 to settle allegations that they received improper salary payments from the state's medical university in exchange for referring patients to the u...
Transportation advocates back DOT
The state Department of Transportation's $3.3 billion capital plan of major road, bridge and mass transit projects got good marks from an advocacy group for continuing to spend about 44 percent to fix...
Charity care cuts endanger hospitals
— Gov. Corzine's proposed cuts to charity care threaten to send many New Jersey hospitals into an irreversible "death spiral," two leading providers said Wednesday.John Lloyd, president of Merid...
$1M cut from district
— Expressing regret as they did so, the Township Committee cut nearly $1 million out of the township school district's defeated tax levy Wednesday night."It hurts, it absolutely hurts," said Com...
School restructuring a priority for board president
Anthony Manisero will serve his third term as president of the Manalapan-Englishtown school district's Board of Education, following last week's board organization.The board voted unanimously April 29...
Attempt to double term of council president fails
— The Borough Council on Tuesday shot down a measure that would have doubled the term of the council president from one to two years.Council members voted 3-2 against introducing the ordinance, ...
Lawyer indicted on failure to disburse escrow accounts
— A former Red Bank attorney, disbarred in 2006, surrendered to Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office detectives on Tuesday after he was indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury for failure to pro...
Power forward tops on the list
By Mark Eckel PHILADELPHIA In Sixers president Ed Stefanski's perfect world a power forward will drop out of the sky and land somewhere near the corner of Broad and Pattison. Or, he will just sign ...
McConathey claims first at Salem tourney
On Tuesday, McConathey shot an 84, good enough to take home the individual title at the Salem County Championship held at Running Deer Country Club. "I knew that I would be playing with friends," ...
Lawrence erupts for huge day at plate
Andrew Lawrence enjoyed a tremendous day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a grand slam, two doubles and eight RBIs to power the Woodstown High School baseball team past Penns Grove, 10-2, in Tri-Co...
County adopts 2008 budget
By Randall Clark rclark@sjnewsco.com SALEM The county budget was adopted 6-1 by the freeholder board Wednesday with the lone Republican casting a vote against the spending plan, which will see a o...
Office eyes public orders
By Trish G. Graber tgraber@sjnewsco.com TRENTON The new state comptroller, put in place to root out waste in government spending, made his first move Wednesday to begin broad oversight of public b...
County Red Cross plans upcoming courses
Special to Today's Sunbeam The Salem County Chapter of the American Red Cross has planned the following instructional courses in the upcoming weeks: A Recertification Class on CPR/AED for the Prof...
Tax hike divides Penns Grove council, residents
By Heather Simione hsimione@sjnewsco.com PENNS GROVE With the borough of Penns Grove facing a budget crisis, tensions ran high Tuesday night as residents and council remained divided on workable s...
Salem accepts ball field grant
From Staff Reports tsnews@sjnewsco.com SALEM America's favorite pastime has gotten a fresh look from the city, which has recently accepted the task of constructing a new baseball diamond with the ...
Drama Club to present High School Musical
CARNEYS POINT TWP. The Bishop Guilfoyle Regional Catholic School Drama Club will be presenting the popular Disney production of "High School Musical" tonight, Friday and Saturday in the gymnasium o...
BHS ready to host county meet
By ANTHONY BELLANO abellano@sjnewsco.com Sunny days lie ahead, but the possibility of thunderstorms loom for Thursday afternoon. It's a familiar scenario for Bridgeton High School Athletic Directo...
Flyers eager to take next step forward
VOORHEES, N.J. -- Winning the Eastern Conference finals would be icing on the cake for the Flyers. Actually, it would mean another cake. The Flyers savored a cake on Wednesday, the dessert becoming...