Inquirer South Jersey News

Camden low-income tenants to own homes for $1

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

There could be gold behind 91 green doors in Camden. As part of a deal to build low-income apartments in the early 1990s, a developer agreed that in 15 years he would sell each unit to tenants for the mind-boggling price of $1.

At Shore, jellyfish seek rivers, bays

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

BAY HEAD, N.J. - Jellyfish are increasingly making their way into bays and rivers on the Jersey Shore, stinging swimmers and chasing some from recreational spots they had used for decades.

New focus on organ donation

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

TRENTON - New Jerseyans getting driver's licenses will have to decide whether they will be organ donors. Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey signed a bill into law yesterday that requires those applying for and renewing licenses and identification cards to indicate whether they want to be organ donors.

Two men charged in Winslow Township homicide

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Kenneth Adams told his ex-girlfriend that he would beat up or kill her new boyfriend, police said. "Whatever I have to do," Adams said, according to a court document.

Out-of-state funds topping Corzine's reelection effort

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

TRENTON - Gov. Corzine has raised about $137,000 since April for his 2009 reelection bid, most of it from out-of-state donors.

S. Jersey couple keep county farm fair blossoming

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Bill Spicer likes to say he and his wife honeymooned at the Burlington County Farm Fair. When pressed, he'll admit that before they ever competed in a skillet throw or organized a pony ride, he and Carolyn Spicer vacationed in Williamsburg, Va. But from the first months of their marriage in December 1981, after they met at work at Burlington County Institute of Technology, the Westampton residents have played a pivotal role in running the annual agricultural festival.

Camden Council approves plan to redevelop Lanning Square

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Camden will redevelop 51 acres next to Cooper University Hospital during the next 25 years, bringing in new homes, a medical college and a more upscale business corridor, City Council decided last night.

State reviewing operation of Cherry Hill schools

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

The state investigator charged with seeking out waste, mismanagement and fraud is reviewing the operation of the Cherry Hill schools, according to the district.

Campaign funds are key in S. Jersey congressional race

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Weakened by an expensive and bitter Republican primary, Third District congressional candidate Chris Myers goes into the general election against Democratic state Sen. John Adler facing a 10-to-1 funding gap.

Police find remnants of stolen statue

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Cherry Hill police yesterday recovered the remnants of a bronze statue that thieves stole from the former Garden State Park racetrack and sold for scrap.

Effort to recall Corzine falls short

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

TRENTON - The bid to recall Gov. Corzine appears to be sputtering toward an unsuccessful finish. The effort's chairman, Carl Bergmanson, said yesterday that it has fewer than 100,000 of the 1.2 million signatures needed to get a recall question on November's ballot.

Man gets 10 years for fraudulent mortgage loans

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

A former Staten Island, N.Y., dentist who maintained an office and surgical center in Berlin Township was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison yesterday for fraudulently obtaining about $2.8 million in mortgage loans.

Shooting victim identified as Philadelphia man

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Rescued bees inhabit Cherry Hill backyard

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

The thousands of honeybees that survived after being bounced from a truck on the New Jersey Turnpike Saturday are now residing on the east side of Cherry Hill.

Referee shot at Fairmount Park basketball game

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Lautenberg wanted to thank his donors

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg changed his mind about giving Bruce Springsteen concert tickets to 40 donors after the show's promoter began to ruminate over publicity surrounding how the tickets were made available.

Willingboro man gets five years for motorcycle thefts

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

A Willingboro man was sentenced to five years in prison yesterday for his role in a $500,000 motorcycle-theft ring that operated out of South Jersey.

Kyle Bunn, 30, was also ordered by a Burlington County Superior Court judge to pay $4,008 restitution and turn in his minivan, which he used to steal the motorcycles. Bunn pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy to receive stolen property. Authorities said that from 2003 to 2005, Bunn was part of a theft ring that operated in Atlantic, Burlington and Mercer Counties.

Bunn looked for opportunities to steal motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, usually when the vehicles were parked near their owners' homes, according to the Attorney General's Office. - Allison Steele

Passenger jumps from car to escape DUI driver

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT

A passenger in a northbound car on I-295 jumped onto the highway rather than ride with a drunken driver, police said. Juan Baez, 32, jumped shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday in West Deptford, said Sgt. Stephen Jones, a state police spokesman.
Stacey Boothroyd, 26, of Camden, was driving her 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass at nearly 50 m.p.h. when "she got into a sharp disagreement with her passenger," Jones said, so he jumped. Boothroyd pulled over seconds later.
"Baez was banged up pretty good and sustained some serious scrapes and bumps," said Jones. Baez was treated at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, said Jones.
The Cutlass was towed to an impound lot where police discovered marijuana inside. Troopers from the Bellmawr station charged Boothroyd with drunken driving and released her to the custody of her mother, Jones said. -Sam Wood

Camden man charged in killing of two local men

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT
A 23-year-old Camden man was charged Friday with two counts of murder for the shooting of two Camden men last winter, officials said yesterday.
Naheem L. Perry, of the 1200 block of Princess Avenue, is accused of shooting Tyree Kelly, 27, of the Parkside section of the city, at the intersection of Wildwood and Princess Avenues on Dec. 14, police said.
Perry is also accused of shooting Nikee Cole, 22, of Camden, in the 1100 block of Haddon Avenue on Jan. 10.
Perry is being held at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia on an unrelated weapons charge.
- Matt Katz

Haddonfield wins county recycling contest

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:00 GMT