Press of Atlantic City back issues from September 2006:
Shore Memorial plans to close nursing home, pending board OK
Sep 01, 2006; ... SOMERS POINT - Shore Memorial Hospital's top executive said Thursday that he hopes to close the Ocean Point Healthcare Center, the Bay Avenue nursing home, within the next few months because the aging facility has seen its losses mount recently and his plans for a replacement have been stalled ...
FBI seizes records from Beach Haven Borough Hall
Sep 01, 2006; ... BEACH HAVEN - FBI agents confiscated boxes of records from Borough Hall Thursday as part of an on-going investigation, according to Commissioner Michael Battista. The agents were already there when Battista arrived for work at 10 a.m., he said. The agents left with "about a van load" of ...
Rally targets smoking in casinos
Sep 01, 2006 ... From Press staff reports ATLANTIC CITY - In an attempt to clear the air inside the city's casinos, the Smoke Free Casino Coalition and NJBreathes Coalition will rally today at Kennedy Plaza in support of banning smoking inside all gaming halls. The New Jersey Smoke Free Air Act ...
MLS team less likely for stadium at Rowan Univ.
Sep 01, 2006; ... Major League Soccer's Kansas City franchise has been sold to a Missouri-based group, likely ending any possibility of the team's relocation to southern New Jersey.Thursday's announcement means the Wizards will likely remain in the Kansas City area, as the new ownership group plans to ...
County chamber takes the write approach to boosting tourism
Sep 01, 2006; ... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE - The county's Chamber of Commerce is offering all-expense-paid, two-day tours of back bays, beaches, boardwalks, historic sites and golf courses. The chamber invited about 100 representatives from various media for tours of the county, said Vicki Clark, executive ...
Hearing set for nurses union election in Vineland
Sep 01, 2006; ... VINELAND - The disputed union election for nurses at South Jersey Healthcare could be wrapped up this month.The National Labor Relations Board has scheduled a hearing for Sept. 11 to sort through challenges from both the prospective nurses union and hospital management.Each ...
No contract yet for teachers in Upper Twp.
Sep 01, 2006; ... UPPER TOWNSHIP - Teachers will report to work Tuesday to get ready for a second school year without a contract in this affluent suburban district. Teachers are asking for raises of 4.8 percent, which they say was the average raise in Cape May County. The Board of Education offered 4.1 ...
Corrections/Clarifications
Sep 01, 2006 ... face=+Bold; Page A1: face=-Bold; Brian Champeau, executive director of Mercy New Jersey, said his state chapter of Mercy Housing has no connection with southern New Jersey contractor Terry Jacobs. Jacobs pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges and was part of an FBI bribery sting involving ...
Suspect indicted in shooting of two officers
Sep 01, 2006; ... MAYS LANDING - An Atlantic County grand jury has indicted a man on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting two Egg Harbor Township police officers after a traffic stop, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey S. Blitz said Thursday. Christopher Blank, 27, of Fernwood Avenue in Egg ...
Somers Point nursing home to close; residents will have to move
Sep 01, 2006; ... SOMERS POINT - Shore Memorial Hospital's top executive said Thursday that he hopes to close the Ocean Point Healthcare Center, the Bay Avenue nursing home, within the next few months because the aging facility has seen its losses mount recently and his plans for a replacement have been stalled ...
Adviser resumes post at OCC's newspaper
Sep 01, 2006; ... The faculty adviser of Ocean County College's student newspaper, whose dismissal last year kicked up a campus controversy and drew accusations of First Amendment violations, was reinstated on Monday by a unanimous vote of the college's Board of Trustees. The board's decision, which ...
Teen was driving father in Woodbine crash
Sep 01, 2006 ... From Press staff reports WOODBINE - State Police identified the victims of a single-car crash Wednesday that critically injured two people. Police said Richard Kinzler, 17, of Sicklerville, was driving with his father, 44-year-old David Kinzler, on Tyler Road when his car ...
FBI seizes records from borough hall in Beach Haven
Sep 01, 2006; ... BEACH HAVEN - FBI agents confiscated boxes of records from borough hall Thursday as part of an on-going investigation, according to Commissioner Michael Battista. The agents were already there when Battista arrived for work at 10 a.m. , he said. The agents left with "about a van load" ...
MLS team less likely for Rowan stadium
Sep 01, 2006; ... Major League Soccer's Kansas City franchise has been sold to a Missouri-based group, likely ending any possibility of the team's relocation to southern New Jersey.Thursday's announcement means the Wizards will likely remain in the Kansas City area, as the new ownership group plans to ...
Survey gathers opinions, fears of top 1 percent
Sep 01, 2006 ...There have been so many stories during the past few years about how the wealthiest of Americans - the top 1 percent - are rapidly getting richer and the rest of us are treading water or sinking. This week the elite group turned up again in stories about Commerce Department data showing ...
FBI seizes records from B.H. borough hall
Sep 01, 2006; ... BEACH HAVEN - FBI agents confiscated boxes of records from borough hall Thursday as part of an on-going investigation, according to Commissioner Michael Battista. The agents were already there when Battista arrived for work at 10 a.m. , he said. The agents left with "about a van load" ...
LEHT man killed in Tuckerton crash
Sep 01, 2006; ... TUCKERTON - Police are investigating the cause of a one-car accident that left one man dead on Thursday. Shortly before 2 p.m. a car driven by Ronald J. Verrilli, 63, of Little Egg Harbor Township, was headed northbound on Route 9, according to police, when it left the roadway, struck a ...
Pageant swim off to Sunday
Sep 01, 2006 ... The Atlantic City Pageant Ocean Swim scheduled for Saturday has been postponed until 10 a.m. Sunday at States Avenue beach in Atlantic City. Race director Norm Draper of the Atlantic City Beach Patrol said that bad weather has been forecast for Saturday. The 1-mile race goes ...
59th season opens today
Sep 01, 2006; ... Bowlers from the area's nine alleys begin The Press 200 Club's 59th season today, and the weekly competition continues for the next eight months. The 200 Club lists the area's top bowling scores on the Monday in The Press. The regular season runs until April 30. Male qualifiers ...
Suspect indicted in shooting of two EHT police officers
Sep 01, 2006; ... MAYS LANDING - An Atlantic County grand jury has indicted a man on attempted murder charges for allegedly shooting two Egg Harbor Township police officers after a traffic stop, Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey S. Blitz said Thursday. Christopher Blank, 27, of Fernwood Avenue in Egg ...
New charter school told it can't open
Sep 01, 2006; ... TRENTON - The opening of the new Benchmark Academy Charter High School in Corbin City rests with a judge's ruling today. Just days before the school was to open, acting Education Commissioner Lucille Davy notified the school's founders Thursday that the school would not be granted its ...
Office can charge for medical records
Sep 01, 2006 ... face=+Bold; Dear Consumer Action:face=-Bold; face=+Bold; I got a letter from a doctor's practice saying that I must pay $49 to get copies of my medical records sent to a new doctor. Is this legitimate?face=-Bold; face=+Bold; The doctor's office has closed, and when I try to ...
Shore Memorial plans to close nursing home; residents will have to move
Sep 01, 2006; ... SOMERS POINT - Shore Memorial Hospital's top executive said Thursday that he hopes to close the Ocean Point Healthcare Center, the Bay Avenue nursing home, within the next few months because the aging facility has seen its losses mount recently and his plans for a replacement have been stalled ...
Going the extra mile
Sep 01, 2006; ... FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP - For Barbara Rocap Nichols of Millville, her work as secretary to the pastors of Fairton Christian Center and as outreach coordinator of prison ministries is not just a job - it's an opportunity to help others. Nichols, 73, became active at the church and its academy ...
Going the distance for Robbie
Sep 01, 2006; ... MIDDLE TOWNSHIP - On July 23, a swimming-pool accident left Robbie Wunder, 16, paralyzed from the chest down. Now the community is rallying to support Robbie and his family, lifelong residents of Cape May Court House. A beef-and-beer fundraiser was held Wednesday to offset Robbie's ...
Eagles' punter signs
Sep 01, 2006; ... Punter Dirk Johnson will be with the Philadelphia Eagles for a while. Johnson, who also will serve as the holder for place-kicker David Akers this season, agreed to terms Thursday on a six-year contract through the 2011 season. "Dirk has developed into one of the top punters in ...
Surf take over first with win
Sep 01, 2006; ... ATLANTIC CITY - The playoff race gets increasingly tighter in the Atlantic League South Division with every day that passes. The Atlantic City Surf own the top spot in the wild card, but as things stand, the wild card doesn't even come to play right now. So the Surf have to take over ...
MLS team less likely for Rowan
Sep 01, 2006; ... Major League Soccer's Kan-sas City franchise has been sold to a Missouri-based group, likely ending any possibility of the team's relocation to southern New Jersey.Thursday's announcement means the Wizards will likely remain in the Kansas City area, as the new ownership group plans to ...
Friends, camera, action
Sep 01, 2006; ... MAYS LANDING - For his final assignment at the New York Film Academy, Jason Krawczyk had to make a short film. A very short film. Short as in one minute, and not a second longer. That night, he dreamed of a guy who escaped from prison and tried to hitch a ride along a highway ....
Galloway woman faces drug charges
Sep 01, 2006 ... From Press staff reports GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - A lengthy investigation yielded a major drug bust last week and led to the arrest of a local woman. On Aug. 25, police, armed with a search warrant, uncovered four ounces of cocaine, an additional 26 bags of cocaine, a handgun and ...
U.N., Red Cross ambulances are popular terrorist tools
Sep 01, 2006 ... What kind of cold-blooded thugs use ambulances as killing aids or propaganda tools? Islamic terrorists, of course, have an unsurpassed history of using emergency vehicles as tools of their murderous trade. International charities and media dupes have gone along for the ride. In March ...
Corrections/Clarification
Sep 01, 2006 ... face=+Bold; At The Shore:face=-Bold; Incorrect ticket information appeared with a story on Carlos Mencia in Thursday's edition. Tickets for the show can be purchased by visiting face=+Bold; www.theborgata.comface=-Bold; or by calling (866) 900-4TIX (4849). face=+Bold; A1:face=-Bold; ...
Destination doo wopPreservation effort offers tour of Wildwoods architecture
Sep 01, 2006; ... WILDWOOD - Preserva-tionists, historians and everyday fans of the Wildwoods have been invited to take part in a sort of urban safari this fall. But instead of plains teeming with wildlife, this safari will highlight bright neon signs, jutting roof lines and plastic palm trees. ...
Comcast adding 300 jobs in southern N.J.
Sep 01, 2006; ... Comcast will announce today a plan to beef up its New Jersey payrolls with more than 500 new employees. Comcast announced a hiring initiative that will add 520 jobs to its Garden State work force by year's end, the company's Eastern Division President, Michael A. Doyle said in an ...
Let us know about 9-11 services
Sep 01, 2006 ... The Press will publish a list of services and memorials that will be held in remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Organizations or ...
LEHT man dies in Tuckerton crash
Sep 01, 2006; ... TUCKERTON - Police are investigating the cause of a one-car accident that left one man dead Thursday. Shortly before 2 p.m., a car driven by Ronald J. Verrilli, 63, of Little Egg Harbor Township, was northbound on Route 9, according to police, when it left the roadway, struck a utility ...
Faculty adviser re-instated at Ocean County College newspaper
Sep 01, 2006; ... The faculty adviser of Ocean County College's student newspaper, whose dismissal last year kicked up a campus controversy and drew accusations of First Amendment violations, was re-instated Monday by a unanimous vote of the college's Board of Trustees. The board's decision, which ...
N.J. cuts won't hit current pensions
Sep 01, 2006; ... TRENTON - New Jersey is not likely to change current workers' pensions to help cut state costs because of legal restrictions, a state legislator said Thursday. The state's efforts to rein in pensions costs must focus only on new hires, said Assemblywoman Nellie Pou, D-Passaic, ...
Father, son indicted on drug-manufacturing charge
Sep 01, 2006; ... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE - A Cape May County grand jury this week indicted a father and son charged with growing marijuana at their Middle Township home. According to the indictment, Kenneth W. Woods, 53, and Kenneth J. Woods, 19, are each charged with maintaining a controlled dangerous ...
Hearing set for Sept. 11 for nurses union election
Sep 01, 2006; ... VINELAND - The disputed union election for nurses at South Jersey Healthcare could be wrapped up this month. The National Labor Relations Board has scheduled a hearing for Sept. 11 to sort through challenges from both the prospective nurses union and hospital management. ...
Soccer franchise thought likely for Rowan stadium now unlikely
Sep 01, 2006; ... Major League Soccer's Kansas City franchise has been sold to a Missouri-based group, likely ending any possibility of the team's relocation to southern New Jersey.Thursday's announcement means the Wizards will likely remain in the Kansas City area, as the new ownership group plans to ...
State refuses final approval to Benchmark charter school
Sep 01, 2006; ... TRENTON - The opening of the new Benchmark Academy Charter High School in Corbin City rests with a judge's ruling today. Just days before the school was to open, acting Education Commissioner Lucille Davy notified the school's founders Thursday that the school would not be granted its ...
Maintain landscape to minimize habitat for chiggers
Sep 01, 2006; ... face=+Bold; Questionface=-Bold; : I was recently bitten multiple times by some type of insect. Do you know what they could be? face=+Bold; Answerface=-Bold; : Your bites are probably the result of an insect called a chigger. Chiggers are tiny parasitic mites that cause red welts and ...
A.C. drug bust nets 22 bricks of heroin
Sep 01, 2006; ... ATLANTIC CITY - As a result of an increased police presence in the city, two detectives made a major drug bust on a motor vehicle stop that originated from a suspended license, police said. Police said Detectives Chris McMahon and Tim Rose were conducting surveillance in the Marina ...
Bridgeton officers shoot, wound three
Sep 01, 2006; ... BRIDGETON - After opening fire on four men in a car, Detective Keristan Lowe, a career law-enforcement officer and soldier who recently served with the Army in South Korea, called his mother from the Bridgeton police station. He was sobbing so deeply, Jeannette Lowe said, that she could ...
Margate pair wins inaugural Hammer Row
Sep 01, 2006; ... EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - The inaugural Hammer Row was hastily organized in two weeks by the Longport Beach Patrol but came off Thursday with a surprising 38 lifeguard doubles crews participating. The boats reached the Seaview Harbor beach finish line one after another as the evening sun ...
Ernesto may soak holiday weekend
Sep 01, 2006; ... Whether this Labor Day weekend will be a boon or a bust for local merchants depends on the storm making its way toward the Atlantic Coast that could bring flooding and high winds to the area today and Saturday. "It all depends what Ernesto does," meteorologist Valerie Meola said as she ...
Rocco Petrone dies at 80; helped lead moon missions
Sep 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON - Rocco Petrone, a demanding NASA executive who played crucial administrative roles during the Apollo manned spaceflights to the moon, died Aug. 24 at home in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. He was 80, and had a heart ailment and diabetes. Petrone worked on the Redstone ...
Love to hate T.O.Surf promotion pokes fun at maligned former Eagle
Sep 01, 2006; ... ATLANTIC CITY - If Terrell Owens was unsure what his welcome to the area will be like in a few weeks, he just needed to be at Bernie Robbins Stadium on Thursday night.The Atlantic City Surf held "T.O. Unappreciation Night" when they made fun of the maligned ex-Eagles wide receiver, ...
City Hall absorbs Callaway fallout
Sep 01, 2006; ... ATLANTIC CITY - Mayor Bob Levy and Business Administrator Domenic Cappella both defended Cappella's appearance at a court proceeding Wednesday, when former City Council President Craig Callaway and area contractor Terry Jacobs pleaded guilty in Camden's U.S. District Court in an extortion ...
Roger Kummer to keep Absegami within striking distance of the top
Sep 03, 2006; ... GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Roger Kummer planned to be a hockey player. But he took a break from skating lessons when he was 7 to play soccer in a local recreation league. Kummer use his speed to dominate. He scored a ton of goals. His team won. "I had a lot of fun," he said ....
New CD releases
Sep 03, 2006 ... The following CDs are due in stores Tuesday: nface=+Bold; Iron Maidenface=-Bold; , "Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death" (Sanctuary) nface=+Bold; Audioslaveface=-Bold; , "Revelations" ...
Pavers roll out scam in region
Sep 03, 2006; ... EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Sheree Andersen has been waiting for her driveway to be finished since October. It was then that an honest-looking contractor showed up at her door in Estell Manor and convinced her to pay him $5,200 to pave her driveway. For a couple of days he and a ...
Galloway townhouse damaged in five-alarm fire
Sep 03, 2006; ... GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - A townhouse was seriously damaged, but no one was injured, in a five-alarm fire on Cherokee Drive, the fire chief said Saturday. Neighbors called 911 at 9:35 p.m. Friday after they saw smoke coming from the two-story townhouse in the Society Hill at Galloway II ...
Sofia's fare OK, but atmosphere was top-notch
Sep 03, 2006; ... Our waiter at Sofia proudly announced that the new restaurant boasts a multi-million-dollar tab for its gorgeous construction.The building's exterior and interior designs certainly reflect the sophisticated price tag, which is first captured as you approach the corner property on ...
Rout in Game 2 eases sting of losing Game 1
Sep 03, 2006; ... PHILADELPHIA - Jeff Conine has watched the Phillies play since arriving last week. He sees how they prepare for games. How they interact with one another in the clubhouse. Conine thinks the 2006 Phillies look familiar. "I've said it a few times, that it's a similar feel to 2003 when I ...
Reader fumes over gas prices
Sep 03, 2006 ... Well, excuse me if I am not grateful. Gas prices are below $2.80 per gallon, and the oil companies and the media make a big deal out of that fact, like I should be rejoicing. Seems to me that just a couple of years ago prices were well below $1.50 a gallon, and except for a few "hiccups" in the ...
Fishing for answers
Sep 03, 2006; ... For anglers and seafood diners, summers at the shore are all about flounder. Every day, residents and visitors by the thousands navigate the back bays and coastal waters in search of them. Every night, restaurant menus offer them up - broiled or fried or stuffed with crabmeat. ...
Builder thinks it has remedy in West Cape May
Sep 03, 2006; ... WEST CAPE MAY - It's been three years of roadblocks as Greg Garagozzo and Tony Anzelone tried to develop a rural tract on Sixth Street, but they may have found their answer in an old state Supreme Court decision. The developers faced stiff opposition from residents, a move to stop them ...
Eagles trade Fraley, cut Reed to reach 53 players
Sep 03, 2006; ... Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid zig-zagged his way through the cubicle-sized visitors' dressing room at Giants Stadium on Friday night, stepping over mountains of rain-soaked jerseys and travel bags. He patted as many backs as possible, knowing that some of them would not be playing for him ...
Rum and the waves: It's a seafaring tradition that dates to 17th century
Sep 03, 2006 ... face=+Italic; "Fifteen men on a dead man's chest, yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum" - Robert Louis Stevensonface=-Italic;Go to any beach bar or marina and you'll likely find sailors ordering rum drinks. They are carrying on a tradition that dates back more than 300 years and has seen the ...
Storm knocks out power to thousands
Sep 03, 2006; ... High winds and unrelenting rains pummeled southern New Jersey on Saturday, cutting power, flooding bridges and tossing trees into parked cars as emergency and state officials scrambled to restore order and assess the damage. By late afternoon, the remnants of Ernesto seemed to have ...
Pageant Swim rescheduled for Monday
Sep 03, 2006 ... Press staff reports The Atlantic City Pageant Ocean Swim has been rescheduled for 9:45 a.m. Monday at States Avenue beach in Atlantic City. The ...
New 2007 Camry Hybrid a winner for Toyota
Sep 03, 2006; ... face=+Bold; SPECIFICATIONSface=-Bold; face=+Bold; MODELface=-Bold; : 2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid face=+Bold; TYPEface=-Bold; : 5-passenger midsize FWD sedan face=+Bold; BASE PRICEface=-Bold; : $25,900 ($26,709 as tested) face=+Bold; ENGINEface=-Bold; : ...
Newborn left in car at Caesars; 2 charged
Sep 03, 2006; ... ATLANTIC CITY - A three-week old boy was found alone in the back seat of a car in a casino parking lot early Saturday morning. Security personnel at Caesars Atlantic City responded to patrons who said they saw the infant in the car at 12:57 a.m. on the fourth floor of the Caesars ...