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After the Asbury Park Press revealed that Governor Christie selected a more expensive proposal that prominently featured himself in marketing the Jersey Shore, papers across the state have roundly criticized him for this arrogant and self-serving decision. Take a look for yourself.

TRENTON, NJ—Two members of the Aryan Terror Brigade white supremacist group were sentenced to prison today for their roles in the New Year’s Eve 2011 hate crime assault of two Middle Eastern men in Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

U.S. District Judge Joel A. Pisano sentenced Michal Gunar, 29, of East Windsor, New Jersey, to 33 months in prison. Gunar previously pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit a hate crime assault, as well as the actual commission of a hate crime assault, in violation of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

Judge Pisano sentenced Kyle Powell, 24, of West Collingswood, New Jersey, to 15 months in prison. Powell previously pleaded guilty to an information charging him with conspiracy to commit a hate crime assault.

NEWARK, NJ—A Jersey City, New Jersey police officer appeared in Newark federal court this afternoon to face charges that he stole more than 600,000 cigarettes from a trailer and conspired to rob $20,000 from a drug courier, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Mario Rodriguez, 39, of Jersey City, is charged by complaint with one count of cargo theft and one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act extortion under color of official right. He appeared this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor in Newark federal court and was released on a $250,000 bond and confined to home incarceration with electronic monitoring. The complaint also charges Anthony Roman, 48, also of Jersey City, in the conspiracy. Roman was arrested at home August 2, 2013, and appeared in court the same day. He was released on a $250,000 bond.

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LINDENWOLD NJ–New Lindenwold Borough Hall. Grand opening Saturday August 10th from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm. The new building is located at 15 N. White Horse Pike, Lindenwold. The Police Department will remain at its current location.

Effective July 1, schools that provide students with electronic devices such as cellphones, laptop, tablet or notebook computers, or other devices, must give the student written or electronic notification that the device may record or collect information on the student’s activity or use of the device. This notice must be provided if the device is equipped with a camera, Global Positioning System, or other feature capable of recording or collecting information on the student’s activity or use of the device.

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is offering an exciting training opportunity for individuals who have previously taken a Project WILD, WILD Aquatic, WET or Project Learning Tree workshop to become facilitators for future workshops. 

A two-day facilitator training is being offered on Thursday, September 26 at the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson NJ and on Thursday, October 10 at the Benjamin Moore Paint Center in Flanders, NJ. Both sessions run from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Participants will learn directly from project coordinators the skills necessary to plan, conduct and lead workshops for all four of these exciting, nationally recognized education programs, and how to become a successful facilitator.

In March, school districts were advised that they needed to assess their implementation of the Anti-Bullying statute from Jan. 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013.

In a July 30 memo to chief school administrators and charter school lead persons, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) advised that the due date for the self-assessment has been extended from Aug. 15 to Aug. 30.

BOSTON—(AUGUST 8, 2013) A federal grand jury today returned a two-count indictment against two men previously charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation.

Dias Kadyrbayev, 19, and Azamat Tazhayakov, 19, nationals of Kazakhstan who were residing in New Bedford on student visas, were charged today with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstructing justice with the intent to impede the Boston Marathon bombing investigation. Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov were originally charged on May 1, 2013 via criminal complaint.

 

Legion Baseball: Funkstown falls in opener at region tourney – herald-mail.com

Brooklawn Post 72 played anything but gracious host as it took advantage of nearly every opportunity to hang a 12-0 pasting on Funkstown in the first round of the American Legion Baseball Mid-Atlantic Regional.Brooklawn scored its first three runs without the benefit of a hit to set an early tone for the game.

The loss drops Funkstown into the double-elimination tournament’s losers’ bracket, where it will play West Seneca (N.Y.) Friday at 12:30 p.m. West Seneca dropped a 6-2 decision to Boyertown, Pa., in the second game of the eight-team tournament.

Brooklawn will face Boyertown in a winners’ bracket game Friday at 7 p.m.

Funkstown starter J.T. Root struggled through four hitless innings, allowing four runs with eight walks, while striking out five. Funkstown pitchers issued 12 walks in the game.

Post 211 managed just one hit in the game, a third-inning single by Enfield. Funkstown had only four baserunners.

Brooklawn starter Michael Shawaryn went six innings, allowing one hit and a walk, while striking out nine.

Brooklawn used five walks and a wild pitch to take a 2-0 lead in the top of the first.

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