Voorhees, NJ — David Condoluci, DO, MACOI, Chief Patient Safety & Quality Officer for Kennedy Health in southern New Jersey, was named a Master Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI) at its annual convention in early October.

The designation of Master Fellow is one of the most prestigious honors bestowed on an ACOI member in recognition of superiority in clinical practice, teaching or research.The Gillum Society of Master Fellows is named for Grover Gillum, DO, a past president of the ACOI, who was also a leader in education and was an outstanding clinician. Established in 1994, The Gillum Society is designed to honor members who have demonstrated exceptional service and dedication to both the ACOI and the medical profession.

 

 

 

CLEANUP EFFORT SUPPORTS CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION\’S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR IMPROVING ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF BARNEGAT BAY

(15/P92) TRENTON – In its ongoing efforts to protect the ecological health of Barnegat Bay, the Department of Environmental Protection today launched a pilot project to demonstrate simple steps waterfront property owners can take to help reduce populations of sea nettles, a type of stinging and highly predatory jellyfish that can diminish recreational enjoyment of the bay and create ecological imbalance.

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife encourages all NJ commercial and recreational fishermen to attend the wind energy meeting in Point Pleasant, NJ on Wednesday, November 4 at 6 PM. The US Dept. of the Interior\’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced that 343,833 acres off the coast of New Jersey and New York will be offered for commercial wind energy development in a competitive lease sale on November 9, 2015.

According to statistics collected by the FBI, 96 law enforcement officers were killed in line-of-duty incidents in 2014. Of these, 51 law enforcement officers died as a result of felonious acts, and 45 officers died in accidents. In addition, 48,315 officers were victims of line-of-duty assaults. The 2014 edition of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, released today, includes comprehensive data tables about these incidents, brief narratives describing the fatal attacks, and narratives regarding selected assaults resulting in injury.

 

 

WOODBURY NJ (October 20, 2015)Efrain Burgos (DOB 10/21/59), of Glassboro NJ pleaded guilty Monday (10/19) to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, acknowledging he improperly touched an 11 year old girl in Glassboro while having legal responsibility for her on 4/23/14.

As part of a negotiated plea, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Alec Gutierrez will recommend that Burgos be sentenced to six years on New Jersey state prison, He will be subject to the reporting and restriction requirements of Megan’s Law for sex offenders and be under parole supervision for at least 15 years after release from incarceration.

 Superior Court Judge Kevin T. Smith accepted Burgos’ plea and deferred sentencing pending an evaluation of the defendant at the state Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, a facility for sex offenders at Avenel NJ, where defendants found to be compulsive and repetitive offenders may serve their sentences.

 

Burgos remains incarcerated in default of $100,000 bail. He was arrested 5/21/14.

 

press release October 20, 2015

 TRENTON – Northern New Jersey\’s Ramapo Mountain State Forest reopened today following a two-week closure for monitoring of unusual black bear activity in the area.

The decision to reopen the 4,200-acre state forest bordering Passaic and Bergen counties was made as a result of an assessment of Division of Fish and Wildlife biologists who have been monitoring traps set near trails where multiple encounters between one or more potentially aggressive bears occurred in recent weeks.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Hess announced today that the 2015 Hess Fire Truck and Ladder Rescue will be available for sale online starting Sunday, November 1 at www.hesstoytruck.com for $30.99 with free standard shipping and 5 Energizer® batteries included.