GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP NJNovember A black male, balding on top wearing a full beard and mustache, gray jacket, jeans and white sneakers, approached the Pharmacy counter. The suspect demanded Percocet as he held his one hand in his jacket as if he was holding a weapon. He produced a brown plastic bag with his other hand in which he told the pharmacy tech to fill with the pills. The suspect fled the area in a dark gray vehicle, possibly a Suzuki.

 Wine will take top billing on Saturday and Sunday when Terhune Orchards and Winery join wineries statewide on the Vintage North Jersey More Than Just Wine Wine Trail Weekend. Visitors will get into the holiday spirit by enjoying a cup of hot mulled wine and sample award-winning red, white and fruit wines…

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MAYBE A LIGHTED ATHLETIC FIELD AT NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL—The Gloucester City Board of Education, by a vote of 8-1 authorized a design change for the new Middle School to include an athletic field lighting proposal. The additional cost would be$125,000 just to install the conduit. Stadium lights and poles would be extra. The money would come from the district’s capital improvements fund. The state would have to approve the change and the district would have to comply with contract laws and bidding requirements.

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NEWARK, N.J. – Two men today admitted extorting thousands of dollars in corrupt payments in connection with arranging approvals to provide landfill materials for a Hudson County Improvement Authority (\”HCIA\”) project, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

Gerard Pica, 65, of Middletown, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jose L. Linares to Count Four of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. James Castaldo, 60, of Beachwood, New Jersey, pleaded guilty before Judge Linares to Count One of the indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit extortion under color of official right. 

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WALDWICK – A former borough police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing more than $321,000 by collecting a state disability pension while working full-time as a cop in Georgia, according to Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman. John Robert Marion, 44, of Valdosta, Ga., pleaded to one count of third-degree theft by deception before a superior…

Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno photo via NJ.gov In an exclusive interview with MoreMonmouthMusings, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno said that she is pleased that the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court has ruled that documents associated with the investigation into her hiring of a retired detective when she was the Monmouth County Sheriff will be…