GUEST OP-ED: On Teacher Evaluations, No Sign of the Apocalypse /CNBNews.net

An overwhelming 97 percent of the state\’s teachers got high ratings in the first round, 2013-2014. The idea that almost no teachers are in the bottom tier in New Jersey strains credulity, but what this shows for sure is that the new evaluations are in place, and the sky is not falling.

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CNB Crime: Paulsboro Man Found Guilty of Possessing Marijuana with Intent to Distribute

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WOODBURY NJ –Duane N. Johns (DOB 11/30/86), of Paulsboro, was found guilty in a jury trial today (6/4) of third-degree possessing marijuana with intent to distribute when police and the Gloucester County SWAT team entered a West Jefferson Street home in Paulsboro on 4/4/14.

Johns, who did not live in the 110 Jefferson residence, was found in a bathroom with a woman, Turquoise M. Paige (DOB 5/27/89), of Paulsboro. Five other people also were in the house. In the toilet of the bathroom where Johns was located were plastic bags of suspected marijuana. Also in the bathroom was a cloth Crown Royal bag containing 17 glass vials of suspected marijuana. Additional bags of marijuana were found in a sewer trap leading from the house. More than 100 unused plastic bags similar to those in the toilet were found on a dining room table. Cash totaling $558 also was seized.

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Reward still offered in woman’s ’06 murder in Deptford

WOODBURY NJ June 6, 2015–An $8,000 reward continues to be offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the fatal shooting of 27-year-old Desiree McGraw, whose body was found behind a Deptford Township NJ fire company building on 6/6/06.

The mother of two children was left on the ground behind the fire company headquarters in the Jericho section of Deptford. A member of the company found her partially-clothed body while inspecting the property before primary election voting that was to take place in the building that day. Her death from a single gunshot wound was characterized as a \”premeditated murder\” and not a random act. Robbery did not appear to be a motive. Drug involvement was one possibility.

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CNB CRIME: Two Sentenced to Prison for Human Trafficking in Gloucester Township

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CAMDEN CITY NJ JUNE 5, 2015 (CNBNEWS.NET)–Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Gloucester Township Police Chief Harry Earle reported a human trafficking case believed to be the first successfully prosecuted in Camden County has resulted in state prison sentences for two people.

Van F. Howell, M/43, of Sicklerville, and Krista M. Burton, F/31, of Philadelphia, were each sentenced to five years of incarceration for conspiracy to commit human trafficking.

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12 Men Indicted in \”Operation Midnight Run\” for Allegedly Operating Cargo Theft Ring

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TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that 12 men have been indicted on charges that they conspired in a $1.5 million series of thefts involving tractor-trailers loaded with cargo, including clothing, beauty products, auto parts and beer, which the defendants allegedly stole and fenced. The theft ring operated in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

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CNB Medical News: Premiums to jump more than 10 percent on many Obamacare policies

Several of the health insurance policies to be offered to New Jersey residents during the third year of the Affordable Care Act will come with premium hikes of more than 10 percent, according to the federal government.

Just about half of them will see increases of more than 10 percent when it comes time to renew their policies this fall.

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Suspect Charged With Burglary After Officers Discover Him Hiding In An Abandoned Business

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GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP NJ (June 1, 2015)–On 6-1-2015, GTPD Officers were conducting enhanced patrol operations in the Blackwood Clementon Road Business District and observed a vehicle parked next to an abandoned business at 1571 Blackwood Clementon Road. The officers had checked the business approximately 10 minutes earlier, and the vehicle had not been on location. Officers additionally observed an open door behind the main building.

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12 Men Indicted in \”Operation Midnight Run\” for Allegedly Operating Cargo Theft Ring

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Obituary | Frances M. DiCristo of Bellmawr

Frances M. DiCristo

Born: January 22, 1932
Died: June 05, 2015

Frances DiCristo (nee Risica), on June 5, 2015, of Bellmawr, formerly of South Philadelphia. Age 83.

Beloved wife of the late Sylvio. Devoted mother of Maria Verrecchia (Peter), Joseph DiCristo (Karen), and Renae DiCristo. Loving grandmother of Gabrielle and Sylvio and great-grandmother of Caiden and Grace. Dear sister of Adeline Ritacco, Placido Risica, and Rita Rogers. Special friend of Randy Ortiz. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Frances was the owner of JC Chinese Restaurant in South Philadelphia.

There will be a viewing from 8 to 10am Wednesday morning at GARDNER FUNERAL HOME, RUNNEMEDE. Funeral Mass 10:30am at St. Joachim Parish, Mary, Mother of the Church, 20 Braisington Avenue, Bellmawr, NJ. Entombment New St. Mary’s Mausoleum, Bellmawr.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Frances’ name to The Alzheimer’s Association, 3 Eves Drive, Suite 310, Marlton, NJ 08053. www.gardnerfuneralhome.com

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CNB Crime: Contractor Charged In $6.9 Million Con Ed Bribery And Kickback Scheme

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BROOKLYN NY JUNE 5, 2015–Rodolfo Quiambao, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the engineering and design firm Rudell & Associates, Inc. (Rudell), was arrested this morning on charges of providing over $6.9 million in bribes and kickbacks to supervisors of Consolidated Edison of New York (Con Ed) in exchange for receiving lucrative contracts from the public utility services provider. The defendant’s initial appearance is scheduled later today before United States Magistrate Judge Marilyn D. Go, at the U.S. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn, New York.

The charges and arrest were announced by Kelly T. Currie, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; Raymond R. Parmer, Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge of U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in New York; Shantelle P. Kitchen, Special Agent-in-Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), New York; and Michael Nestor, Inspector General, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Office of the Inspector General.

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