Our latest trip took us to Camden, Gloucester and Salem counties, where we may have found the best fries so far and stopped at a roadside business known more for ice cream than anything. But you can find good burgers anywhere, and sometimes where and when you\’d least expect it.

XxxThe incident took place on the westbound span that carries traffic from New Jersey to Delaware around 5:30 a.m., according to Jim Salmon, spokesman for the Delaware River and Bay Authority, operator of the bridge.

The U.S Department of Education is removing 19 New Jersey schools from federal \”focus\” status, meaning the schools have improved student achievement, according to the state. The schools being removed from the list are in 10 different counties, including four in both Hudson and Mercer counties and three in Union County. Orange High School is the…

COLUMBIA, S.C. �� The Confederate battle flag was removed from a pole on the South Carolina State House grounds early Saturday morning by activists, but state employees put the flag back up not long after. Two people were arrested. An activist group claimed responsibility. A woman climbed the flagpole on the north side of the State…

The Tall Ships Philadelphia Camden festival has been photographed from the shorelines by many photographers, but NJ.com photographer Lori M. Nichols had the opportunity to present visitors with a different perspective: looking up at the ships from the Delaware River. There are 13 total Tall Ships on display, and there are opportunities to sail the Delaware…

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STRIPPER REGISTRY: A Pennsylvania lawmaker has introduced a bill that would increase regulation over adult-oriented clubs, including a registry of strippers.

 

 (Camden CITY NJ) JUNE 26, 2015– Camden County Police Department officers have now saved the lives of 93 overdose victims by administering the anti-opiod medication Narcan, including 19 so far in June. One of the saves was made by an officer who just graduated from the police academy earlier this month.

to prevent alcohol-related boating accidents and save lives

 

DOVER (June 24, 2015) – DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police today announced Delaware’s active participation in Operation Dry Water, an annual nationwide enforcement and education event aimed at preventing alcohol and drug-related boating accidents and fatalities. Over the June 26-28 weekend before the Fourth of July holiday, Fish & Wildlife officers will increase their presence on Delaware’s waterways to educate boaters and crack down on operators whose blood alcohol level exceeds the state and federal limit of 0.08 percent.

 

 PRESS RELEASE JUNE 26, 2015

Washington, DC – Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ01) issued the following statement today in reaction to today’s Supreme Court decision in which the Court affirmed that the Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to same-sex marriage.

\”Today the Supreme Court affirmed the rights of countless numbers of our neighbors, family and friends. I am proud to know that in America, all those in committed, loving relationships, regardless of their sexual orientation, have equal rights. As today’s ruling states, these couples have simply asked for equal dignity in the eyes of the law, and our nation’s Constitution grants them that right.\”

Bakersfield, CA JUNE 26, 2015--Police Officer David Nelson was killed in a vehicle crash while involved in a vehicle pursuit at approximately 2:40 am.

The pursuit started when he attempted to conduct a traffic stop of an unlicensed vehicle. He chased the car for several blocks until his cruiser left the roadway and struck a retaining wall and a utility pole at the intersection of Mt. Vernon Avenue and Panorama Drive, causing the engine compartment to ignite. Responding officers located his vehicle and removed him from the wreckage before the patrol car became engulfed in flames.

He was transported to Kern Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.

The vehicle he was pursuing continued to flee and the driver remains at large.

Officer Nelson had served with the Bakersfield Police Department for two years.

Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:

Chief of Police Greg Williamson
Bakersfield Police Department
1601 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93301

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