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Mister Softee means business this holiday

By Barbara Boyer, Inquirer Staff Writer

Mister Softee doesn't mind competition, but he won't tolerate impostors, especially this weekend - the "Christmas of the ice cream season," said co-owner James Conway.

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Shannon Newell was killed when the car she was driving ran off the road. A passenger, Bridget Shannon, was hospitalized.

Woman killed in Gloucester County car crash

By Emilie Lounsberry, Inquirer Staff Writer

A 19-year-old New Jersey woman was killed yesterday when her car ran off Route 55, down an embankment, and into a line of trees along Route 55 in Gloucester County, police said.

Effect of N.J. stimulus bill is uncertain

By Adrienne Lu, Inquirer Trenton Bureau

There's no telling how much an economic-stimulus bill Gov. Corzine is expected to sign into law within weeks will increase or decrease the state's bottom line.

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Mister Softee means business this holiday

Mister Softee doesn't mind competition, but he won't tolerate impostors, especially this weekend - the "Christmas of the ice cream season," said co-owner James Conway.

Ground broken for turnpike expansion: By Victor Epstein, Associated Press

EAST WINDSOR, N.J. - Ground was broken yesterday on a $2.7 billion project to ease a long-standing bottleneck on the New Jersey Turnpike, one of the nation's busiest roads.
S. Jersey parishes to merge: The parishes of St. Mary in Williamstown and St. John Neumann in Sicklerville will merge and a newly formed parish, Our Lady of Peace, will be established Aug. 5. The change, announced by Camden Bishop Joseph Galante, will be made in a formal decree, which will be published in today's edition of the Catholic Star Herald.
N.J. gubernatorial candidate touts change: By Cynthia Burton, Inquirer Staff Writer

Chris Daggett hopped off the River Line in Burlington City yesterday looking for votes in his independent campaign for governor, and ready to listen to what people had on their minds.
Camden woman admits to beathing death: By Barbara Boyer, Inquirer Staff Writer

A 34-year-old woman admitted yesterday that she had beaten an elderly Cherry Hill man to death with his own cane - and in front of his ailing wife - after the man confronted her about missing money.
June is the cruelest month for many Shore businesses: By Jacqueline L. Urgo, Inquirer Staff Writer

OCEAN CITY, N.J. - A cool, wet spring that coasted into a cool, wet early summer has made it a rough ride for Jack Glanzmann and his bike-rental concession.
N.J. searches for source of waste on beaches: BARNEGAT LIGHT, N.J. - State officials are trying to trace the source of medical waste that washed ashore on an eight-mile stretch of Long Beach Island.
2 South Jersey parishes to merge next month: The parishes of St. Mary in Williamstown and St. John Neumann in Sicklerville will merge and a newly formed parish, named Our Lady of Peace, will be established on Aug. 5. The change, announced by Bishop Joseph Galante, will be made in a formal decree, which will be published in today's edition of the Catholic Star Herald, the diocesan newspaper.
N.J. bill would put state in charge of monitoring troopers: By Jan Hefler, Inquirer Staff Writer

A consent agreement allowing the Justice Department to monitor state police in New Jersey could be dissolved under a bill that would shift the responsibility to the state Attorney General's Office.
Mild quake rattles Salem County: By Peter Mucha, Inquirer Staff Writer

A mild earthquake centered in Salem County rattled buildings on both sides of the Delaware River yesterday morning, but did no significant damage, according to officials.
Cape May gains open space for wildlife: By Wallace McKelvey, Inquirer Staff Writer

The settlement of a long-running lawsuit will allow New Jersey to buy 78 acres of open space at the Shore, while an additional 27 would be acquired with federal money moving through Congress, officials announced this week.
Authorities investigating two swimmers' deaths: By Edward Colimore and Matthew Spolar, Inquirer Staff Writers

The waters off North Wildwood were treacherous Tuesday afternoon. The tide was going out, and the currents south of the Hereford Inlet Lighthouse were strong enough to threaten even good swimmers.
Sicklerville woman is held in 3 bank robberies: Police arrested a Sicklerville woman yesterday in three South Jersey bank robberies that occurred within one hour June 23.
Christie leads Corzine in poll, but gap closing: New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee Christopher J. Christie remained ahead of Democratic Gov. Corzine in a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll released yesterday.
N.J. justices say mediators can settle custody: TRENTON - The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled yesterday that divorcing couples can choose to settle child-custody issues outside of court through mediation. The unanimous decision expanded on a 1997 ruling that lawyers acting as mediators may resolve disputes over alimony. - AP
Driver won't be charged in fatal Burlco crash: A man involved in a Route 70 crash that killed an Evesham teacher April 8 will not be charged with vehicular homicide, a Burlington County grand jury decided Tuesday.

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