TRENTON — Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced today that two people were charged with racketeering, kidnapping, human trafficking, and other crimes in connection with their alleged roles in a prostitution scheme.
Continue reading “Two Arrested in Gloucester City Charged with Alleged Roles in Prostitution Scheme”Author: William Cleary Sr.
Life long Gloucester City resident, born in 1944. Graduated from Gloucester Catholic High School Class of 1963. Attended Camden County College. Army National Guard 1964 to 1970. Activated in 1967 during the Newark Riots. Worked full-time at the Gloucester City Post Office from 1967 to 1978. Worked part-time at the Gloucester City News from 1965 to 1977. In 1978 I was named editor of the Gloucester City News and Camden County Record. Purchased the City News in 1985. In 2005 the paper was sold. In 2006 I established Cleary's Notebook. At the age of 81 I remain editor of Cleary's Notebook News writing commentary and reporting the news for South Jersey and Philadelphia regions.
Nextdoor’s Indefinite Ban on CNBNews Raises Serious Questions About Fairness and Transparency
William E. Cleary Sr. | CNBNews Editor
UPDATED:
Last week, Cleary’s Notebook News (CNBNews) received notice from Nextdoor Neighbor, the neighborhood‑based social media platform, that our account had been banned. The stated reason: three short snippets of press releases we posted allegedly violated their guidelines.
We immediately appealed. On Saturday, July 25, 2026, Nextdoor issued its final decision:
“Appeal not approved: Account indefinitely suspended.”
No explanation. No citation of a specific rule. No opportunity for correction. Just a permanent ban.
Local Reviewers With the Power to Silence You
Nextdoor relies on local “Reviewers” — ordinary users granted extraordinary authority — to censor posts, remove publishers, and suspend accounts. Because Nextdoor is a privately owned company, it has the legal right to remove anyone it chooses. But the way this ban was handled raises legitimate concerns about bias, personal grudges, and selective enforcement.
Continue reading “Nextdoor’s Indefinite Ban on CNBNews Raises Serious Questions About Fairness and Transparency”LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Damn Local Politics
I shall continue to voice my opinions until the day I stop breathing. For many years I have been involved in our community. First as a Concern Citizen then as your Mayor. I am presently very concerned with the direction our beloved city is heading.
There are more businesses leaving out town than there are coming into Gloucester City. Over the last several years, we have gone from a proud hard-working, blue-collar, middle-income community to a none-working low income town.
Who can we blame for this?
Continue reading “LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Damn Local Politics”Bucks County Deputy Sheriff Charged with taking Photos of Naked Prisons
(July 21, 2026)–A Bucks County Deputy Sheriff was formally charged on Monday with secretly photographing naked prisoners while in custody, disseminating those images to co-workers and personal contacts, and then lying to investigators in an attempt to cover up his actions, Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan announced on Monday. Ryan Gaffney, who was terminated from the Sheriff’s Office last month, was charged Monday morning with official oppression, unsworn falsification to authorities, possessing an instrument of crime, and obstructing the administration of law or other government function.
The charges were filed via summons, and a preliminary hearing was scheduled for Aug. 10. The criminal charges stem from an investigation launched by the Bucks County Detectives on March 31, 2026, after receiving a referral from the Bucks County Sheriff’s Office, which commenced a concurrent internal affairs investigation following a complaint regarding Deputy Gaffney’s on-duty conduct. According to the affidavit of probable cause, on January 30, 2026, Gaffney and four other uniformed deputies executed an arrest warrant for an adult male at his residence in Middletown Township. The male was suffering from a mental health crisis and was located upstairs in a bedroom, naked from the waist down.
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Grand Jury Finds NJ State Police Detective Acted in Self-Defense
TRENTON — A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges against a New Jersey State Police (NJSP) detective at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding a death on July 29, 2025 that occurred during an encounter with NJSP detectives assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force. The decedent was previously identified as Shawn Phillips, 37, of West Berlin, New Jersey.
Continue reading “Grand Jury Finds NJ State Police Detective Acted in Self-Defense”Violent Trenton Street Gang Leader Sentenced to Prison for Life
TRENTON (July 15, 2026)– Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that the leader of a violent Trenton street gang was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, racketeering, conspiracy, being a leader of organized crime and of a narcotics trafficking network, and other crimes.
Charles M. Willis, 33, aka “Charly Wingate,” aka “Gate,” of Willingboro, New Jersey, was found guilty on April 24, 2026, on 18 of 22 counts, including his role as the leader of the “Get Money Boys” or “GMB,” a violent gang linked to multiple shootings in Trenton. GMB, under the leadership of Willis, controlled heroin distribution in the area around the Oakland Street Apartments in Trenton. Willis gave orders to lower-ranking GMB members to carry out acts of violence against rivals on behalf of the gang. Superior Court Judge Peter E. Warshaw imposed the sentence on July 14, 2026, in Mercer County.
The 20 alleged members and associates of the “Get Money Boys” or “GMB” were indicted in July 2021. Charles M. Willis, 33, aka “Charly Wingate,” aka “Gate,” of Willingboro, was found guilty on April 14, 2026 on 18 of 22 counts. On July 15, 2026 he was sentenced to life in prison
The violent gang allegedly linked to multiple shootings in Trenton, including a December 2019 murder of a 32-year-old man, the attempted murder of a police officer in February 2020, and a June 2020 shooting that wounded several bystanders on Wood Street, including a 12-year-old girl who was critically injured.
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YOUTUBE: We’re Still Here
Jul 4, 2026 #PatrioticMusic#BluesRock#USA250
Two hundred fifty years. Thirteen colonies to fifty states. Revolution, Civil War, world wars, hard times, heartbreak, sacrifice, and triumph. “We’re Still Here” is Uncle Sam’s Blues’ America 250 anthem, a fast-moving patriotic tribute to the long, stormy, stubborn story of the United States. From Boston Harbor and the midnight ride to the Declaration, the railroad, the Dust Bowl, D-Day, Iwo Jima, Vietnam, 9/11, and the battles still shaping America today, this song is a reminder that through every trial, the old flame kept burning. We ain’t perfect. We’ve got scars. But after 250 years… We’re still here. Drop a comment and tell us what America 250 means to you. What moment in American history should Uncle Sam’s Blues sing about next? Subscribe for more patriotic blues, military tributes, history songs, and American stories told with grit, soul, and fire.
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Camden Annex Postal Worker Stole Checks from the Mail
Camden Carrier Annex, 2700 Mt. Ephraim Avenue, Camden City, NJ (photo U.S. Postal service)
CAMDEN, N.J. (July 19, 2026)(CNBNews)– U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced that: (i) a former U.S. Postal Service employee admitted to stealing checks from the U.S. mail and selling them to others; (ii) a Philadelphia man admitted to advertising and reselling the stolen checks; (iii) another Philadelphia man admitted to working with others to fraudulently negotiate one of the stolen checks; and (iv) a Mount Laurel man and woman were each sentenced to 57 months’ imprisonment for their roles in negotiating checks stolen as part of the same conspiracy.
Continue reading “Camden Annex Postal Worker Stole Checks from the Mail”Wawa Remembers Dick Wood with Free Coffee Monday for Customers
Dick Wood died on Friday, July 10. He began his career at Wawa in 1970 as the company’s first General Counsel, the company said in a statement, at the encouragement of Grahame Wood, his father’s cousin and the founder of the first Wawa Food Market.
He went on to lead Wawa for more than five decades as president, CEO and chairman.
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