Courtesy Rider Sports Information

Fri, May 01, 2015

Photo courtesy of Peter G. Borg (Rider University) Senior Day Sunday between games

DOVER (April 29, 2015) – The results are in, and two artists have won top honors in the state’s sporting stamp art contests. A painting of green-winged teal with a yellow Labrador retriever by Deanne \”Dee Dee\” Murry of Centralia, Wash., will grace the 2016/17 Delaware Waterfowl Stamp, and a painting of a brown trout by Nicholas Markell of Hugo, Minn., will become the face of the 2016 Delaware Trout Stamp.

DOVER Delaware, May 1, 2015 (CNBNews.net) – Following an investigation, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Enforcement Natural Resources Police officers arrested a Sussex County man April 27 on multiple charges related to illegal wild turkey hunting practices.

Ronald A. Buggenhagen, 74, of Frankford, was charged with two counts of taking over-the-limit of wild turkeys and two counts of failing to check a wild turkey; and one count each of hunting wild turkeys over a baited area, unlawful possession of wild birds (turkeys) and unlawful possession of wild birds (raptor parts without a permit).

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General John Hoffman and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced that a Monmouth County woman received a three-year state prison term for submitting fraudulent healthcare claims that totaled more than $500,000 to her insurer over a two-year span.

Donna Dzienisewski, 41, of Middletown, was sentenced by Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci Jr. She pleaded guilty in October to second-degree health care claims fraud.

Dzienisewski admitted that between March 18, 2011 and March 12, 2013, she submitted 107 claims to Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey that gave the false impression that she incurred approximately $502,740 in total reimbursable expenses for health care services. Dzienisewski never actually visited the doctor on 101 of those occasions and incurred no medical expenses at all on those occasions. She incurred

(New York, N.Y – April 29, 2015) After successfully completing all cleanup work and putting into place long-term controls to ensure that people’s health and the environment continues to be protected, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to remove the Crown Vantage Landfill Superfund site in Alexandria Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey from the federal Superfund list. The inactive 10-acre landfill was contaminated with semi-volatile organic compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other pollutants that can seriously impact people’s health if significant exposure occurs. A small portion of the landfill sits on the eastern bank of the Delaware River. All cleanup goals that EPA set for the site have been met and a review of conditions confirms people are not exposed to the pollutants in the landfill.

By Mark Lagerkvist | New Jersey Watchdog

New Jersey’s Chris Christie and Scott Walker of Wisconsin are two governors with presidential aspirations. On their frequent journeys to raise funds and solicit support for campaigns, they are guarded by security details of state police troopers.

One big difference: The travel expenses of Christie’s crew were five times higher than those of Walker’s team last year.

The season that awaits promises to be a memorable one for Pennsylvania’s turkey hunters, said Mary Jo Casalena, the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s wild turkey biologist. While turkey numbers vary from one area of the state to the next, Pennsylvania’s wild turkey population recently has been on the upswing, Casalena said.

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP April 30, 2015 (CNBNews.net)–Winslow Twp, NJ) As motorists take to the roads this Memorial Day holiday, Winslow Township Police are urging everyone to buckle up. Beginning 5/18/15, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2015 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization and cracking down on motorists who are not belted. 

\”As we kick-off the busy summer driving season, it is critical that everyone buckles up every time they go out, day and night – no excuses,\” said Chief Robert Stimelski. \”Our officers are prepared to ticket anyone who is not wearing their seat belt, including drivers that have neglected to properly buckle their children. – Click It or Ticket.\”

 TRENTON NJ April 29, 2015 (CNBNews.net)- With spring wildfire season under way, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service urges the public to be extra cautious when outdoors in order to reduce the risk of fires.

Wildfire risk is currently rated as high statewide. Risks are likely to increase during forecasts for warmer temperatures and dry conditions.

 Being extra mindful about reducing the risk for wildfires is critical at this time of year, state wildfire experts say.