CNBNewsnet

Finally, Jersey gets some love on a nationwide best-of food list. Four N.J. pizzerias appear on The Daily Meal\’s ranking of the top 101 pizzas in America, including two in tiny Robbinsville. Papa\’s Tomato Pies in Robbinsville, the nation\’s oldest continuously-operating pizzeria, is ranked number 12 for its sausage pizza, while De Lorenzo\’s Tomato Pies, within…

The House of Representatives put Capitol Hill in its rearview mirror last week. The Senate is sputtering to a stop this week, and soon the August doldrums will overtake the Capitol. Traffic will be lighter and people talk about what books to read at the beach as much as they talk about world affairs. This lazy pace started us thinking of the lazy budget habits the Department of Defense (DOD) has gotten into after more than a decade of war. Not that the Pentagon is entirely to blame, many of these habits have been forced on them by the Congress. And like that old Chicago song, they are a \”Hard Habit to Break.\”

CNBNewsnet

TRENTON –Marijuana legalization activist Edward Forchion, better known as NJ Weedman, lost an appeal to overturn his 2010 possession conviction. Forchion, who moved to California, sought to have his Burlington County conviction thrown out by claiming he has a medical necessity for the pot and that criminalizing the possession of marijuana violates his rights under the…

CNBNewsnet

A New York man who went missing in the Delaware River after he fell off a tube Saturday has been identified by state police. The search continues Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015 for Christopher Lawrence, 22, of Brooklyn, New York who police say fell off a tube Saturday in the Delaware River. Police say Lawrence was not…

Reminder for the week: Review blue crab regulations, including size limits, before crabbing

DOVER (Aug. 7, 2015) – To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between July 27-Aug. 2 made 1,900 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public, including 277 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks. Officers responded to 90 complaints and issued 60 citations. This week, with an expanded Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police presence continuing to be deployed as a deterrent, no citations were issued at the C&D Canal Conservation Area and associated recreational trail.

Incidents of particular note were:

press release August 9, 2015

 

 Photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class David Micallef

 

PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard and the Ocean City Police Department rescued two people and their dog Sunday after their sailing vessel caught fire approximately 3 miles east of Ocean City, N.J. 

A 25-foot Response Boat-Small (RBS) crew from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City rescued the two people and their dog from their dinghy after they abandoned the sailing vessel.

One of the people aboard the sailing vessel notified watch standers at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay on VHF marine radio channel 16 at 10:49 a.m., that their vessel was on fire. The passengers put on life jackets and boarded their dinghy. The Coast Guard RBS crew arrived on scene at 11:02 a.m., and took the two people and their dog aboard.

\”The owner\’s understanding of emergency procedures allowed for quick Coast Guard response,\” said Petty Officer 1st Class Neena Santiago, an operations specialist at the Sector Delaware Bay command center. \”His vessel was equipped with a VHF marine radio, life jackets and a dinghy — all crucial to the safety of the people aboard and their dog.\”

The survivors did not require medical assistance.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. 

Related articles

Coast Guard Rescues Man from Recreational Vessel, 44 Miles East of Cape May

FINS IN THE WATER (Video)

DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 20-26 | CNBNews.net

Deaths have spiked on Delaware River, here\’s why

PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to boat fire off Ocean City, NJ

CNBNewsnet

The search continued Sunday, Aug. 9, 2015 for Christopher Lawrence, 22, of Brooklyn, New York, who police say fell off a tube Saturday in the Delaware River. Police say Lawrence was not wearing a life jacket. UPDATE: Man recounts story of confusion, anger after tuber went under in Delaware River A dive team has recovered a…

WOODBURY NJ–Evan J. Texidor (DOB 7/3/94), of Glassboro, was arrested by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office today (8/7) on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography following a two-week investigation that resulted from a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)..

 Texidor, who was employed as a truck driver for a Philadelphia firm, was arrested by the GCPO in February on similar charges. He was free on $60,000 bail. Bail was set at $125,000 on the new charges- two counts of endangering the welfare of a child (one each for possession and distribution) and one count of obstruction of justice.