Category: NORTH JERSEY

Pick-6 Rises to $5.9 Million for Jan. 9 Drawing

TRENTON (Jan. 7, 2020)

– The Pick-6 drawing on January 6 produced

12

winners of

$2,305

for matching five out of six white balls drawn. One of those tickets was purchased with XTRA, multiplying the prize to

$9,220

. The $5.9 million drawing will be held Thursday, January 9, 2020.

The

winning numbers

for the

Monday, January 6

, drawing were:

02, 07, 26, 31, 43 and 45

. 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.

Acting Executive Director James Carey announced that there were 553,372 tickets purchased for the drawing and of those sold, thousands were prizewinners! For correctly matching four numbers, 428 ticketholders won $62 each and 58 others won $248 each with the addition of XTRA. Moreover, for correctly matching three numbers 8,085 ticketholders won $3.00 each and 1,229 others won $12 each with the addition of XTRA. 9,536 ticketholders each won $2.00 for correctly matching two numbers with the addition of XTRA on their purchase.

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All New Jersey Lottery game winning numbers and drawings for the Pick-3, Pick-4, Jersey Cash 5, Pick-6, CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash games can be viewed on the NJ Lottery website (www.NJLottery.com) or on the official Lottery Facebook Page. Evening draws, with the exception of CASH4LIFE and 5 Card Cash, can be seen on WPIX-TV (PIX11) in New York and WPHL-TV (PHL17) in Philadelphia. Powerball and Mega Millions drawings can be seen on WABC-TV or WTXF stations.

NJ SIERRA CLUB: Bomb Train Safety Bill Released from Assembly Committee Today

Monday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee released A3783 (Eustace). The bill requires owners or operators of certain trains to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail; requires NJ DOT to request bridge

inspection reports from US DOT.

“We need this legislation and we need it now. New Jersey is already seeing hundreds of shipments of explosive fossil fuels, whether it is bomb trains carrying Bakken crude oil or LNG, and we could be seeing more in the future. PHMSA recently approved a special permit that will allow hundreds of trains carrying explosive LNG through New Jersey communities and neighborhoods. Not only do these hazardous shipments put people at risk by cutting through densely populated communities but they can also cause ecological disaster and water supply nightmares,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. “We need this legislation to protect communities that have dangerous train cars traveling through them every day. It has passed in the Senate and now the Assembly needs to act quickly and get to Governor Murphy’s desk to sign.”

Since 2008, oil train traffic in the U.S. has increased by more than 5,000 percent. North Dakota Bakken Shale oil is one of the most explosive types of oil in the world. One quart of oil contaminates one million gallons of water and one rail car carries 34,500 gallons of oil. LNG shipments carry high densities of hazardous natural gas. When a spill occurs, the LNG forms a vapor cloud that remains close to the ground because it is denser than air. This prolongs the hazard in both distance and time.

“We cannot afford to play Russian Roulette with our environment and our people. First responders need to know what is happening in our communities so that they can plan for spills or emergencies. Towns need to have contingency plans in place to clean up and minimize the risk. When a train carrying Bakken crude oil derails, it is a disaster. If it happened in New Jersey, it would be a tragedy of epic proportions. That is why we need this legislation,” said Tittel. “We need this bill to make sure there are response and emergency plans if something happens with one of these rail cars at a moment’s notice. These response plans will allow the public to be informed, especially ahead of time to help prepare for an emergency.”

The bill requires operators carrying Bakken crude shipments to have discharge response, cleanup, and contingency plans to transport certain hazardous materials by rail. Previous Bakken train derailments have led to train cars setting on fire, homes being destroyed, forced evacuations of entire towns, threatened water supplies, and human casualties. Governor Christie vetoed this bill when it was originally passed and an attempt for an override was made.

“We need this legislation because if there is an accident or spill, it can catastrophic consequences to our communities. This bill requires the railroad to have a warning system in place and a contingency plan that will deal with any potential spill or accident. This legislation also gives towns important tools to deal with a response or emergency clean up and will give the town notice when a train is coming through. It is important that the state legislature is resisting Trump Administration rollbacks to rail safety,” said Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club. “This bill will help protect the people of New Jersey from dangerous spills and derailments. We need our legislature to move quickly on this bill to help protect susceptible communities.”

source: New Jersey Sierra Club

How to Get a Car Loan When You Have Bad Credit Score

(Gloucestercitynews.net)(January 8, 2020)–The

credit scorecard

plays an important role in getting a loan for the car. Unfortunately, bad credit score makes the process difficult for the borrower in terms of getting a favorable loan amount, monthly payments, and average interest rates. If you have got your heart set on

purchasing the dream car, then you probably need to contact a reliable lender for receiving

auto loans

. Your lender will guarantee the best auto financing deal regardless of your credit history. Read this article for more

information on getting a car loan with bad credit portfolio.

Work On Your Existing Scorecard

It is recommended to work on your existing credit score before you decide to buy a car on a loan. Check-in advance if your credit report will allow you to get a car loan or not. The bad credit portfolio surely decreases your chances of availing loans on favorable terms and conditions. By improving the score of your credit, you can shop around to choose the lending institution that fits best with your desires. It also increases your chances of getting car loans at the lowest possible rates. You can start by evaluating all the probable items that are responsible for your bad credit profile. Clean all the liabilities by paying off your unpaid accounts, reducing the number of total debts, highlighting the positive information on your scorecard, and resolving credit report errors. The continuous improvement in your scorecard leaves a good impression on the car dealers.

Increase the Amount of Down Payment

When you get to increase the amount of down payment, it means you have automatically improved your chances to receive a car loan even with bad credit history. Higher the down payment results in lesser the number of monthly payments, shorten the terms of your loan and lower the borrowing cost. The down payment is considered as money-in-hand which can impact the decisions of car loan lenders. The auto loans lender will support you in getting a car of your dreams even with a low credit score. It tends to reduce the risks associated with the default of the debtor.

Buy a Car That You Can Afford

Have you ever heard a common saying, “the less is more?” Well, that is also true when you make your decision to apply for a loan to buy a new car. If you desire to get an expensive car, then you probably realize that you would also have to take a considerable amount of loans. Similarly, when you have a limited amount saved up as down payment, then you will again have to cover the rest of the amount by getting a loan from financial lenders. Make sure you choose a car based on your estimated budget so you can afford monthly loan payments. Also, this will allow you to negotiate the average rate of interest against an approved amount of car loan.

Put Up Collateral Option

You can benefit from the collateral option if you are in trouble because of a bad credit scorecard. The collateral option allows the financial lenders to trust you because you have the intention to pledge something of great value like your house or expensive jewelry. This technique ensures the monthly payments and the residual amount of loan in the event of default or

bankruptcy

. Be careful when pledging your valuables as collateral, because your lender will sell them in case you are not able to pay. Consider all the significant risks to avoid worse case scenarios.

Consider the Help of a Co-Signer

If you have no credit history or if you are someone with a bad credit score, then don’t you worry! You can ask your parents, friends, siblings, or even your employer to co-sign the car loan. When you are financially stable and have a definite source of income, then your people will have no problem supporting you. Similarly, lenders will be happy to close a deal with you if you are in a position to mitigate the potential risks. Be absolutely sure you can make payments on time. Otherwise, your co-signer will become responsible for your debts.

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New Year\’s Eve Ideas for Fun, Food, and Decorations

(Gloucestercitynews.net)(January 7, 2020)– is nearer than ever and marks the end of a beautiful decade. The new year is not just the start of another year, but the start of a new decade as well, where most of us will be going through life-changing events, getting married, completing degrees, having kids, while some of us may still stick to playing slot games in online

casinos and their sister sites

all day.

Celebrating this special new year\’s eve in the best way possible is essential as you\’ll be starting your new year and a new decade with nothing but high hopes and happiness. This is why today we\’ll be discussing the best New Year\’s Eve ideas for fun, food and decorations and more!

Bring Your Own Food Party

Bring Your Food is a great concept and can come in handy if you\’re hosting a New Year\’s Eve party with a moderate amount of guests. Contact the people that you\’re willing to invite to your party and ask them to bring some appetizers with them, which they can cook themselves or get from the market. Anything is appreciated, and it doesn\’t have to be something marvelous or Unique – If it\’s difficult for them to cook something, you can just ask them to get a can or two of beans or nuts!

Setting up a Champagne Bar

Probably the most essential thing when it comes to celebrating new years\’ eve is a Champagne Bar. Using pretty Glassware, tables, Bowls and jars and fill some of them with pomegranate seeds tacky citrus herbs and let your guests do their thing. Everyone loves a Champagne bar, so why not make your New Year\’s Eve party even more fun with one?

Midnight Supper

After your guests are done with the Champagne bar (If you set up any), close it and invite everyone for a midnight supper to start the year off for good. A

baked potato bar, Roasted Sweet Potato, Pear & Pomegranate Spinach Salad

or

Baked Mac and Cheese

are some of the best and inexpensive midnight

supper ideas which you can carry out for your New Year\’s Eve Party!

Hiring a photographer

If you\’re in it for making memories, hiring a photographer makes it nice and easy for you to get those before and after pics for your new year\’s eve, and a lot of organized and candid pictures for you to look back and see in a couple of years. If hiring a good photographer isn\’t what you want, you can ask a guest or a friend to do all the pictures, or if no one is willing to do it, you can do the photography job yourself.

Game Idea – Writing Resolutions

What\’s more fun than

playing games with your guests on a New Year\’s Eve

, and while there are plenty of game ideas out there, like board games and more, the best one that comes to the mind is asking your guests to write their new year\’s resolutions. It\’s also a fun and interactive way to make conversations with your guests and provokes an interactive session between people as well!

OFFICER DOWN: Public Safety Officer Jackson Ryan Winkeler, Shot and Killed During Traffic Stop

JACKSON RYAN WINKELER

Florence Regional Airport

Department of Public Safety, South Carolina

End of Watch

Sunday, January 5, 2020

FLORENCE COUNTY, SC–Public Safety Officer Jackson Winkeler, age 26, was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop on Gilbert Avenue near the airport\’s

terminal shortly before 6:00 am.

The man opened fire on Officer Winkeler during the stop. Over 30 shots were exchanged during the ensuing shootout. The man then stole Officer Winkeler\’s service weapon and fled the scene. He was arrested a short time later by members of the Florence County Sheriff\’s Office.

Officer Winkeler also served as a volunteer firefighter with the Latta Fire Department. He is survived predeceased by one brother and is by his parents and sisters.

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Camden County GOP Chairman: “No One Forced Duvall Out Of The Primary”

HADDON HEIGHTS – Camden County Republican Chairman Rich Ambrosino addressed some concerns after learning Josh Duvall has dropped out of the CD1 GOP primary

election.

“Yesterday I learned Josh Duvall has dropped out of the Republican primary election for Congress in CD1. Just like when he announced he was running, he didn’t bother calling any county chairs and simply issued a press release,” Ambrosino said. “I have a serious issue with him implying that he was forced out of the race.”

“No one tried to force Josh Duvall out of the primary.” Ambrosino explained, “Frankly, it was the other way around. Duvall and his supporters felt he shouldn’t be challenged because he announced early. I had to explain that isn’t how it works and everyone appears before our screening committee to determine who gets the organization’s endorsement.”

“Gloucester County GOP Chairwoman Jacci Vigilante and I went the extra mile to encourage Josh.” Ambrosino continued, “We met with Josh after Burlington County endorsed Claire Gustafson and encouraged him to stay in the race and appear before our screening committees. Obviously, he chose not to do that.”

“I’m not sure why Duvall felt the need to attack the party on his way out of the race,” Ambrosino said. “He clearly doesn’t understand primary elections are ‘purity tests’ and he doesn’t understand this party is solidly behind President Trump. Duvall also doesn’t understand our county party has been growing over the past couple of years and I’m sorry he doesn’t want to be part of that growth, but that’s his choice.”

NJ Sierra Club Opinion: Menhaden Fishing Quota Bill Released from Committee

The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee released S3796 (Andrzejczak). The bill requires the DEP Commissioner to establish individual transferable quota system for menhaden purse seine fishery. Jeff Tittel, Director of the New Jersey Sierra Club, released the following

statement:

“Menhaden are an important species and the food supply and stability of our fisheries, but this bill would lead to overfishing of this critical fish. Our concern is that the bill will privatize the regulation and mandate by setting up this quote system. By locking in quotas for different fishing interests, we believe it will lead to overfishing. What is an even bigger problem is the trading system of quotas. Menhaden are a critical link to the food web and are known as forage species. This means they function as a food source for larger species like bluefish and striped bass. This legislation will essentially be a destructive domino effect throughout the marine food chain. It will not only impact these important species, but impact New Jersey’s commercial and recreational fisheries.”

NJBIA Promotes 3 Employees to Leadership Roles

NJBIA President & CEO Michele Siekerka announced that

Michael Wallace

is the new senior vice president of Government Affairs — one of three key NJBIA staff promotions made on Tuesday.

Wallace, who joined NJBIA in 2015, handles all of NJBIA\’s advocacy efforts related to labor,

workforce development, manufacturing, and federal affairs. In his new role as senior VP, he will work closely with Chief Government Affairs Officer Chrissy Buteas on developing the legislative strategy for successfully implementing NJBIA\’s mission of creating a more competitive business environment in New Jersey so that member companies can grow and sustain their businesses.

A graduate of the University of Delaware, Wallace previously worked as a legislative aide to state Senator Fred Madden (D-4), former Camden Mayor Dana Redd and former Gov. Jon Corzine. Wallace is a resident of Sewell, Gloucester County.

Siekerka also announced two additional staff promotions:

Kate Conroy

has been promoted to vice president of Strategic Partnerships for NJBIA, and

Lisa Criscuolo

has been promoted to associate publisher of

New Jersey Business

magazine, NJBIA\’s award-winning monthly publication that reaches more than 107,000 business executives in the state.

As VP of Strategic Partnerships, Conroy is responsible for the overall management of NJBIA\’s sponsorship program, including cultivating new partners whose funding helps to support first-rate NJBIA programming and events. Additionally, she co-hosts NJBIA\’s entertaining podcast,

Other People\’s Business

, which spotlights NJBIA members and their businesses. Prior to joining NJBIA in 2015, Conroy was vice president of the Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce, the largest business organization in the northern New Jersey-New York metropolitan region.  Conroy resides in Edison in Middlesex County.

Criscuolo joined

New Jersey Business

magazine in 2003 as an account executive before being named advertising manager and then advertising director. In her new role as associate publisher of New Jersey\’s largest long-standing business publication, Criscuolo assumes additional strategic and administrative responsibilities, while continuing her managerial and sales efforts. Criscuolo resides in Roseland, Essex County.

Students from NJ compete for Alvernia University football team

READING, PA (01/06/2020)– The following local students competed for the

Golden Wolves football team

during the fall 2019 season while studying at Alvernia University:

Overbrook Regional Senior High School graduate Jared Montalto of Berlin (08009) is studying Communication at Alvernia University.

Cherry Hill High School West graduate Dominic Ummarino of Cherry Hill (08002) is studying Criminal Justice at Alvernia University.

Vineland High School graduate Shane Ecker of Vineland (08360) is studying Criminal Justice at Alvernia University.

Arthur P Schalick High School graduate Ryan Fairman of Pittsgrove (08318) is studying Athletic Training at Alvernia University.

Vineland High School graduate Otis Harold of Vineland (08360) is studying Math at Alvernia University.

Alvernia is an active member of the Middle Atlantic Conference\’s (MAC) – Commonwealth Conference, the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and the NCAA.

Founded in 1912, the MAC is one of the oldest intercollegiate athletics associations in the United States. The MAC boasts 17 Division III schools, spanning four states, including Alvernia, Albright, Arcadia, Delaware Valley, DeSales, Eastern, Fairleigh Dickinson, Hood, King\’s, Lebanon Valley, Lycoming, Messiah, Misericordia, Stevens Institute of Technology, Stevenson, Widener, and Wilkes.

Alvernia University

is a thriving comprehensive university that empowers students to become ethical leaders with moral courage, while providing an intellectually challenging environment with real-world learning experiences. Operating on a scenic 191-acre suburban campus in historic Berks County, Pennsylvania, the distinctive Franciscan university of nearly 3,000 students is conveniently located near Philadelphia (60 miles) and within an easy drive of New York, Baltimore and Washington, DC.

Rutgers Dental School Receives Funding to Expand Care for Patients With Disabilities

By Carrie Stetler

Rutgers School of Dental Medicine will get a $250,000 boost for the only dental clinic in the region that provides care to patients with disabilities and on the autism spectrum.

Glenn Rosivack, interim chair of the dental school\’s Department of Pediatrics, says there are many barriers to dental care for special-needs patients. Photo: John Emerson

The Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) – which offers the only dental clinics in the region providing care to patients with disabilities –  will be able to treat more special-needs patients because of new state funding expected to receive final approval from Governor Murphy.

The bill, which would give RSDM $250,000, was introduced by state assemblyman Dan Benson (D-14) in the spring and overwhelmingly passed the state senate and assembly. The governor has 45 days to give final approval.

“We deeply appreciate all of those who recognize how important it is that everyone, without exception, have access to oral health care,” said Cecile A. Feldman, dental school dean who thanked supporters for these much-needed funds. “Additional resources mean that we can provide  care on a wider scale.’’

John Barnosky, the father of a special-needs patient who is on the autism spectrum, advocated strongly for funds to support RSDM’s Delta Dental of New Jersey Special Care Center, which trains dentists to work with patients who have disabilities.

“Disability can happen to anyone. It’s a bipartisan issue,’’ said Barnosky. “The approval of this bill shows that you can make a difference and be a voice for those who can’t speak for themselves.’’

A severe shortage of special-needs dentists, and a booming population of patients with physical disabilities and behavioral disorders, has left special-needs providers at

RSDM

and beyond struggling to meet the demand.

The dental school, the largest oral health care provider in the state, logged 7,757special-needs patient visits in 2017. In New Jersey, more than 10 percent of the population has at least one disability, a figure that totals 911,300.

Nationwide, 48 percent of patients with disabilities had no dental check-up within a year, compared to 35 percent without disabilities, according to a 2016 study published in the

Journal of Public Health Dentistry.

Barnosky’s son, Peter, 28, can be combative during check-ups. Since so few dentists are willing to provide even routine treatment, like cleanings and fillings, he often had to wait months for a non-emergency visit at RSDM.

Many dental offices lack ramps for wheelchairs, doorways that are wide enough for gurneys to fit through and other accommodations.  But one of the greatest obstacles is dentists who lack training and experience. In addition to treating special-needs patients, RSDM trains all students to work with patients with disabilities.

According to Feldman, extra staffing and additional surgical resources to treat the many special care patients who need general anesthesia will greatly bolster RSDM’s clinical and educational mission.