Beer-Stained Letter (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
A cross deepest South Jersey, there are only three commercial breweries. Two of them are brewpubs – the Tun Tavern in Atlantic City and Iron Hill in Maple Shade – while the third is production brewer Flying Fish in Cherry Hill. Ben Battiata and Becky Pedersen are toiling to boost those ranks to four with Turtle Stone Brewing Company in Vineland, in Cumberland County. A 10-year homebrewer...
Mizozo (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Matt Lauer look-alike (at least in the video) Otis Johnson was arrested for robbing a bank in Maine. Check out the video for the uncanny resemblance. Officers arrested Otis Johnson, 45, at his home at 17 Hemlock St. late Tuesday, charging him with robbing the Key Bank at 400 Forest Ave. earlier in the day. Police Chief James Craig said at a news conference Wednesday that Johnson caught a cab from...
SalvoNEWS (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Tennessee Cumberland County, USA Horace Burgess has built the worlds tallest treehouse which stands at 97 feet. Now in his 14th year of construction, he is still not finished! He has never measured its size but estimates it to be about 8,000 to 10,000 square feet. "I did count the nails which I hammered into the wood — 258,000, give or take a few hundred," said Mr Burgess. The treehouse...
Exile on Jones Street (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This from the Speaker’s office: Speaker Hackney statement on resignation of Sen. Tony Rand “Sen. Rand served the people of Cumberland County and the state with great distinction in the Senate and he will continue to do so as a member of the parole board. He has dedicated many years of his life to making North Carolina [...]
Green Mountain Daily - Front Page (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
According to the Bangor Daily News , Maine voters are following the script of 30 other states by supporting the repeal of the Marriage Equality law their legislators passed and their governor signed last spring. As of 10:35 pm, the margin is 51.83% for repeal to 48.17% against repeal and in support of keeping marriage equality.. There are a LOT of precincts still to report their votes, including Lewiston...
Open Left (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Update 5: FIRST NUMBERS IN: In Region 1 about 2K votes in and it's 51-49 Yes. Region 2 the numbers are looking about 60-40 N, as expected. In Regions 3 and 4 barely any numbers are in, and they're all tight. Update 4: Folks are asking me offline about Bangor Daily News and their accuracy- like I wrote in Update 1, their numbers are screwy, and folks here who are in the room who workfor the state party...
wrongful-convictions (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Peter Shellem, whose relentless digging into dusty court records, erroneous crime-lab reports and coerced confessions during his 23 years as a reporter for The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa., led to the release of five wrongly convicted prisoners, died Oct. 24 at his home in Gardners, Pa. He was 49. In one case, a man who was a teenager when he was convicted of killing a neighbor was released after...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB+' rating to the approximate $121.1 million series 2009A fixed-rate revenue and refunding bonds to be issued by the Cumberland County Municipal Authority, Pennsylvania (the authority) on behalf of Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries (Diakon). Fitch also affirms the unenhanced rating on approximately $148.7 million in outstanding bonds also issued...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
KNOXVILLE, TN (MARKET WIRE) Trend Technology Corporation (OTCBB: TRET) and Americas Energy Company (AECo) announced today that AEC has sold the initial production from its first oil well. AECo is in the process of being acquired by TRET. The well is located in Cumberland County, Kentucky on AECo's 1,700+ acre lease. After a detailed evaluation the well was placed on a timed pumping program to extend...
Global Equipment for Water Waster (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
United States - Statement of Qualifications for the Water System Improvements & Extensions Project - Cumberland County Burkesville, Kentucky
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
BRIDGETON -- A New Jersey teenager who pleaded guilty to drowning her newborn in a toilet tank has been sentenced to 522 days in the Cumberland County Detention Center. Sixteen-year-old Isamar Sanchez of Bridgeton admitted she gave birth to a...
HomeATM (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
In a story published today in FierceFinance IT, they take a look at the fact that the bad guys are focusing their efforts at online banking. Here's the article, along with some of my comments on why it's happening and how it can be prevented. Bottom line. Based on the fact that online banking customers are instructed to "key in" (type) their online banking credentials, the online banking...
Blue Jersey: Covering NJ like a rug (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
13 Days Out President Barack Obama at Fairleigh Dickenson University Teaneck Campus. Already at capacity, so no more tix available. Bill Clinton was here for Corzine . Lautenberg: Calls for federal investigation into allegations Christie used US Attorney's office for political gain. Campaigns in the homestretch . Is it over yet? Mercer County Regional Chamber of Congress hosts a governors debate....
The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
BRIDGETON - A man indicted Wednesday for sexual assault of a minor died today after suffering a brain aneurysm Thursday night at Cumberland County Jail, according to officials.Henry Barron, 65, of South 2nd Street in Millville, was indicted this week...
HomeATM (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
$479,000 heist from small business bank account lends weight to calls for online banking 'lock-down' There's a better way. Use a separate machine for online banking. The HomeATM SLIM plugs into your laptops USB port and becomes that desperately needed "separate machine"... Finextra: Criminals have stolen more than $479,000 from a Pennsylvania housing development authority after infecting...
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