Down The Shore: ACUA Employees Among Top Donors in Charitable Campaign

SOMERS POINT,NJ–The New Jersey Employees Charitable Campaign has announced that employees of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority were the second highest contributor, behind Rutgers University, to the NJECC.

ACUA employees donate nearly $58,000 during the statewide N.J. Employees Charitable Campaign. (Photo courtesy ACUA)

ACUA employees collectively raised $57,908 for their charities of choice and are vested in bettering the communities they serve, according to a press release.

“As an organization with less than 250 employees, this is a testament to the generosity of our remarkable team,” ACUA President Rick Dovey said in the release. “Our employees are proud to serve our communities every day through their work, and their personal donations speak volumes to the type of workforce we are thankful to employ.”

Every year, ACUA employees from across all departments are invited to participate in the NJECC, which allows state and local municipal employees to contribute to a variety of charities through payroll deduction.

The NJECC is among the many charitable causes ACUA employees champion each year. The news of their successful campaign comes off the heels of a recent visit to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey Southern Branch, where employees helped to organize donations.

‘I Heart Haddonfield’

HADDONFIELD, NJ –The second annual ‘I Heart Haddonfield’ continues on

Valentine’s Day with selfies and special events at the “Open Heart” sculpture at Kings Court. From 5-9 p.m., officiants will be onsite to ‘make it official’ for couples interested in renewing their vows, getting married (official NJ documents required), getting engaged, or making partnership commitments. Couples will receive flowers, chocolates and official signed certificates.

Enjoy live music from Sam Caruso under romantic pink lighting, and be entered into a drawing for prizes including dinners from Denim and Mare Monte, goodies from King’s Road Brewing Company, and much more. Share your best selfies during this celebration of love on social media, post on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter tagging @host08033 and use the hashtags #IHeartHaddonfield and #DowntownHaddonfield. Everyone can take their own pictures at “Open Heart” and post – parents with babies, school friends, pet friends, anyone you love.

*Gloucester City\’s Feral Animal Society Fundraiser

source: The Feral Animal Society, of Gloucester City

Gloucester City, NJ–The Feral Animal Society of Gloucester City is a non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation, established in 2019.

Our primary mission is to manage the population of feral animals in Gloucester City and to provide humane education about feral animals to our community.

We strive to create humane, safe communities for feral cats and dogs through Trap-Neuter-Return and Colony Health Maintenance. Our goals are to reduce the suffering and birth rate of these animals, the number of cats and dogs entering shelters, and the number of healthy cats and dogs being euthanized.

Through community partnership and volunteerism, we promote animal health and the significance of the human-animal bond in the well-being of our community.

Our Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) Program, an ongoing endeavor, is scheduled at regular intervals in conjunction with our contracted partners.

Our Colony Health Maintenance activities include providing daily feedings, and building small outdoor shelters and feeding stations. Whenever possible, we attempt to socialize these animals to humans, and foster them toward adoption.

The Feral Animal Society of Gloucester City Community Humane Education Series,

Activities Workshops and Volunteer Program,

Map of the Gloucester City Cat Colonies,

TNR Statistics and Cat and Dog Census.

How to Help.

FUNDRAISER

THE FERAL ANIMAL SOCIETY of GLOUCESTER CITY, NON-PROFIT 501 (c) (3) Foundation, TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return)

FUNDRAISER Thursday, February 20, 2020

* Gift Baskets Raffle * 20% of all food and drink sales between 4p-9pm will be donated by Pat’s Select to the Feral Animal Society of Gloucester City Foundation, NON-PROFIT, 501 (c) (3).

Date: 2/20/2020 04:00 PM – 2/20/2020 09:00 PM

Location: PAT\’S SELECT 400 South Broadway, Gloucester City, NJ, USA (

Map

)

More Info: 856-456-1111

Gloucester City, NJ, USA

856-375-8556

– The Feral Animal Society of Gloucester City

GCFASF@yahoo.com

source

https://www.fafgc.com/

Pet of The Week: JADIS

SHE is a 5 year old teacup Chihuahua. She was found on a busy road in a nearby town. This darling little lady was very frightened initially, but she has settled in nicely. She loves to be carried and is a true lap dog. Jadis may do well with other small dogs. Jadis is a happy girl who is looking for a family that will spoil her and treat her like the princess she was meant to be. To learn more about Jadis, please

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. Better yet, stop by the Voorhees Animal Orphanage and ask to meet her. We are on Cooper Road, right next to the fire house.

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Down The Shore: A.C. Man Indicted for Killing Youngster at Pleasantville Football Game

MAYS LANDING (February, 2020)– A 31 year-old Atlantic City man has been indicted for murder and other charges in connection to the fatal shooting of a 10 year-old boy, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announced.

Tuesday, an Atlantic County grand jury returned an indictment against Alvin Wyatt for the following charges in the death of 10 year-old Micah Tennant who was shot at the Pleasantville-Camden High School football game in Pleasantville on Nov. 15, 2019:

• Murder

• 2 counts of Attempted Murder

• Unlawful Possession of a Weapon

• Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose

Wyatt was initially charged with the shooting which struck 1 adult and 2 juveniles.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, Pleasantville Police Department, Absecon Police Department, Atlantic City Police Department, ATF, Atlantic County Sheriff’s Department and Stockton Police Department were all instrumental in the investigation.

Chief Assistant Prosecutor Seth Levy represents the state in the matter.

***These charges are merely an accusation and not proof of guilt. In all criminal cases, a charged defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. ***

College Basketball: Slow Start Sinks Rutgers-Camden women

NEWARK, N.J (Feb. 8, 2020) – The Rutgers University-Newark women’s basketball team scored the first 12 points of the game and went on to defeat Rutgers University-Camden, 51-45, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Saturday night.

Rutgers-Newark’s Scarlet Raiders improve to 4-18 overall and 2-13 in the conference, earning a split in their season series against Rutgers-Camden. The visiting Scarlet Raptors fall to 11-11 overall and 4-11 in the NJAC.

Newark leads the all-time series, 40-31.

The Scarlet Raiders took an early 12-0 lead while holding the Raptors to 0-for-12 shooting from the floor and five turnovers over that span. Freshman

Jalissa Pitts

finally broke the scoring ice for Rutgers-Camden when she hit a jumper with 2:32 remaining in the first quarter. By the end of the frame, Newark held a 17-5 lead.

Rutgers-Camden flipped the switch in the second quarter, scoring the first nine points of the frame to cut the gap to 17-14. That run included three points apiece by freshman guard

Taylor Martin,

freshman center

Kayla Newton

and junior guard

Shane Holmes.

By halftime, the Scarlet Raiders led, 22-16, led by six points apiece from senior center Comfort Akinbo and sophomore guard Elisha India Cross. Martin scored six points in the first half to pace the Scarlet Raptors.

The Scarlet Raptors cut their deficit to 22-21 early in the third quarter on a jumper by senior guard

Fatimah Williams,

but never came closer than three points the rest of the way.

Sophomore guard Syncere Lambert paced Rutgers-Newark with 12 points, while senior guard/forward Hannah Ashby had a double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds. Akinbo added 11 points, while Cross finished with 10 points and a game-high four steals.

Holmes led all scorers with 18 points for Rutgers-Camden, while adding three steals, three assists and a career-high eight rebounds. Pitts scored eight points and had a game- and career-high 14 rebounds, while adding three assists. Martin canned nine points.

Rutgers-Camden shot only 15-for-62 (24.2 percent) from the floor, while Rutgers-Newark was only slightly better at 13-for-48 (27.1). The Scarlet Raiders held a 46-42 edge off the boards and were 20-for-28 (71.4) from the line, while the Raptors were 6-for-16 (37.5) from the charity stripe.

Rutgers-Camden returns to NJAC action on Wednesday with a 5:30 p.m. game at Ramapo College.

Big 2nd Half Sparks Newark past Camden Men

NEWARK, N.J. (Feb. 8, 2020) – The Rutgers University-Newark men’s basketball team overcame a seven-point halftime deficit with a 45-16 second-half run and went on to defeat Rutgers University-Camden, 70-48, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Saturday night.

Rutgers-Newark, which also posted a 59-38 victory at Rutgers-Camden on Jan. 11, improved to 14-8 overall and 10-5 in the NJAC. Rutgers-Camden fell to 7-15 overall and 4-11 in the NJAC.

The Scarlet Raiders have won nine of their last 10 games against Rutgers-Camden and lead the all-time series, 54-36.

After trailing, 3-2, early in the first half, the Scarlet Raptors gained the lead for the rest of the half after sophomore forward

Jake Petrik

canned a three-pointer. Junior guard

Arian Azemi

added a field goal and Petrik tacked on another trey to make it a 10-3 game for Rutgers-Camden. The closest Newark came the rest of the half was one point at 22-21 and 26-25.

The Scarlet Raptors scored the final six points to make it 32-25 at the break, adding their final points when a trey by freshman forward

Dylan Trow

banked off the glass at the buzzer.

Scarlet Raptor senior forward

Isaac Destin

led all players in the opening half with nine points, while adding a team-high six rebounds. Petrik scored eight first-half points for Rutgers-Camden. For Newark, senior guard Chase Barneys had seven points.

The second half was a completely different story. Newark first eight points of the half to take a 33-32 lead before a Petrik trey gave Rutgers-Camden the lead at 35-33. Newark tied the game on a layup by junior guard Quincy Rutherford before a foul shot by Azemi put Rutgers-Camden ahead for the last time, 36-35.

The Scarlet Raiders took the lead for good at 38-36 on a trey by Rutherford, who finished his huge night with a game-high 21 points. He went 4-for-8 from three-point range and his go-ahead three-pointer sparked a nine-point Newark run. Moments later, the Raiders added an eight-point run, opening up a 13-point lead.

In addition to Rutherford’s 21 points, Barneys added 14 for the Scarlet Raiders, who placed nine players in the scoring column. Sophomore forward Jordan Salisbury, meanwhile, had a game-high 10 rebounds as Newark held a 40-31 off the boards.

Petrik and Destin paced Rutgers-Camden with 14 points apiece. Destin barely missed a double-double, finishing with nine rebounds.

Newark shot 42.3 percent from the floor (22-for-52) and Camden shot 32.4 (12-for-37). The Scarlet Raptors made 19 turnovers, while the Scarlet Raiders had 12.

Rutgers-Camden plays a 7:30 p.m. NJAC game at Ramapo College Wednesday.

Pick-6 Jackpot $2.6 Million for Feb. 10

TRENTON (Feb. 9, 2020) – The Pick-6 drawing on February 6 produced 21 winners of $989 for matching five out of six white balls drawn. Three of those tickets were purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prize to $3,956. The $2.6 million drawing will be held Monday, February 10, 2020.

The winning numbers for the Thursday, February 6, drawing were: 02, 03, 05, 07, 15 and 27. The XTRA Multiplier was: 04. By adding XTRA for an additional $1.00 per play, winners are able to multiply their non-jackpot prizes by the XTRA number drawn.

Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 415,530 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! For correctly matching four numbers, 877 ticketholders won $22 each and 138 others won $88 each with the addition of XTRA. Moreover, for correctly matching three numbers 10,664 ticketholders won $3.00 each and 1,730 others won $12 each with the addition of XTRA. 9,715 ticketholders each won $2.00 for correctly matching two numbers with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.

Things to Do if You Have Doubts about the Used Car You Want to Buy

Gloucestercitynews.net (February 9, 2020)–As you try to decide which used car you want to purchase, you realize that the ones on your shortlist aren’t necessarily the best choices. They check some standards on your list, but not all of them. These are the

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things you need to do if you still doubt the quality of the used car you consider buying.

Ask for help from a mechanic

It helps if you can work with a mechanic to check the quality of the vehicle. Mechanics are experts in assessing the quality of cars. You will know if there are recurring issues you need to be mindful of. The mechanic will also advise you if the vehicle is worth the price, or if it\’s way too expensive. You will feel more confident about your decision after talking to a mechanic.

Review the car history report

Even if you already looked at the car history report, it pays to have another look. Check every detail to see if there are patterns. If you don’t understand the report, you can ask someone else to interpret it for you. Since you have no idea about what the car went through in the past, this report is your only glimpse into its history.

Look at other options

There’s no need to hurry when buying a used car. Take your time to look at other choices, and determine if they’re worth buying. There could still be other choices that you might want to consider. You should wait until you find the perfect match rather than settle for a car that’s not worth it. You will end up with lots of repair expenses. Even if you save money buying the car, it might be nothing compared to how much you spend repairing it later.

Partner with a different company

Perhaps, there’s no problem with the specific model that you’re looking at. The issue is with the used car company. There’s no proper screening done on the cars they sell. They also don’t do the necessary repairs. If you\’re into a certain model, you might want to try other used car shops. You can find the same model with much better quality.

Suspend your plans

You can reconsider your plans to buy a car later when there’s a better model available. You don’t want to rush this decision since it’s a major investment. Even if you save money by choosing a used car over a brand-new model, it’s still a significant amount. You don’t want to regret it because you settled for an option you were doubtful about.

Why not consider

Used Cars Layton Utah

if you want a quality used car? With the positive reviews received by the company and their proven track record, you won\’t go wrong. Start by looking at the choices online. You can visit the shop to see the vehicles. Take a test drive in the model you like and decide if it’s worth buying.

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EPA Holds Public Meeting Monday on Ringwood Superfund Cleanup Plan

RINGWOOD, NJ (February 8, 2020)–The EPA are proposing a cleanup plan to address groundwater and mine water contamination at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site in Ringwood, New Jersey. EPA’s proposed plan to address contaminants in groundwater at the site provides for the installation of wells near the Peters Mine Pit and Peters Mine Pit Airshaft, perpendicular to the direction of groundwater flow, to introduce an oxygen-releasing compound into the aquifer to enhance the breakdown of contaminants. EPA reached a $21 million settlement with Ford Motor Co. and Ringwood on a cleanup plan for the Superfund site. Almost 166,000 tons of paint sludge and toxic chemicals from the company\’s plant are still prevalent.

Who:

The Environmental Protection Agency

What:

Public Meeting on the Ringwood Superfund Cleanup Plan

Where:

Martin J. Ryerson Middle School, 130 Valley Road, Ringwood, New Jersey.

When:

Monday, February 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.

“EPA’s proposal to address contaminates at the Ringwood Superfund site is not good enough and will not end the toxic nightmare for the people of Upper Ringwood. The agency is letting Ford off the hook while they save millions of dollars at the expense of the health of the people of Ringwood. The only way to remove toxins out of water is it pump it out, EPA’s plan to pump in oxygen into the water will take time and may not work. We should not be experimenting on the community,”

said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club.

“It is important for the public to come out to the meeting and demand a full cleanup plan that will protect their health and safety. It’s too important for too many people.”

source New Jersey Sierra Club