Category: SOUTH JERSEY

Towns in New Jersey Join Second Amendment Sanctuary Movement

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NEW JERSEY—Some towns in New Jersey have joined the Second Amendment sanctuary movement, according to

ammoland.com

.

This

movement is a form of civil disobedience that has taken off in Virginia, and it is also making strides in Kentucky.

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Alexander Roubian of the New Jersey Second Amendment Society stated that two towns in the Garden State have already declared themselves as Second Amendment sanctuary jurisdictions, while “we are aware of dozens of others that are supportive of passing similar measures. We have been working non-stop to help spread resolutions to towns and cities throughout New Jersey with a tremendous amount of positive feedback.”

One can look at the summaries of the

Virginia

and

New Jersey

laws available via NRA-ILA’s web site and ask if the movement does any good in the latter state. One thing New Jersey lacks that Virginia has is a specific provision in the state constitution protecting the right to keep and bear arms.

New Jersey’s constitution does declare that citizens have rights when it comes to “defending life,” “protecting property,” and “pursuing and obtaining safety” – but somehow, the officials in New Jersey have gotten away with infringing on the right to own the implements that are the best at achieving those objectives. Despite that current state of illogic, Roubian still sees signs of hope in New Jersey.

“While there is a much more restrictive baseline for Second Amendment rights in New Jersey, we commend the law enforcement officers that have always honored and respected the Second Amendment in our State and expedite gun permits while others claim it takes 6-12 months to process an application. There are many police departments that already do the right thing when it comes to an individual making a hyper-technical violation of New Jersey\’s draconian and discriminatory gun-licensing scheme and we commend those officers and departments,” he said.

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Camden County Prosecutors Office to Observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday, January 20, 2020, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office will observe Dr. Martin Luther King Day. This year marks the 25

th

anniversary of the day of service that celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy. The observance of this holiday encourages Americans to help improve their communities and uphold the ideals that all humans are equal, regardless of race, religion or background, and should be judged by the content of their character.  We urge our fellow citizens to participate in this day of service in honor of Dr. King.

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

David Richter Calls for Three Constitutional Amendments to Fix a Broken Congress

VINELAND, NJ

– David Richter, Republican candidate running to represent New Jersey’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, announced yesterday that if elected, he intended to draft and introduce three proposed amendments to the United States Constitution to fix what he termed a “broken Congress.”

During a speech Richter gave last night to the New Jersey Constitutional Republicans at the Ramada Inn in Vineland, New Jersey, he said that “the biggest challenge to the long-term success of our country is our huge national debt, now more than $23 trillion and growing by an additional $1 trillion every year.  We face within the next 20 to 30 years a national debt so high that it imperils the economic futures of not only ourselves but our children and grandchildren, as well.”

The three proposed amendments would include: (1) a Balanced Budget Amendment, which would require Congress, except in times of war, to enact and implement a balanced federal budget, (2) a Line-Item Veto Amendment, which would give the President the right to strike individual spending items from the federal budget passed by Congress, and (3) a Term-Limit Amendment, which would prohibit members from serving more than 12 consecutive years in the same house of Congress by limiting U.S. Senators to two consecutive terms and U.S. Representatives to six consecutive terms.

“The United States Constitution is the greatest political document ever drafted,” said Richter.  “We don’t need to in any way fix it, but we do need fundamental structural change in how Congress operates or we risk within the next generation or two the insolvency of this great nation,” he added.

The New Jersey Constitutional Republicans is a group dedicated to restoring the initial principles of the Republican Party that are derived from the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.  The group is dedicated to teaching citizens about our nation’s founding documents and the original intent our founders had for the purpose of government in securing the rights of the people who consent to be governed.

Richter is challenging former Democrat Jeff Van Drew for the Republican nomination for the Second District seat.  “The citizens of South Jersey need a real Republican in Congress who will work hard for smaller government, lower taxes and secure borders, and who will fight to protect, not undermine, their constitutional rights.  Despite his recent switch to the Republican Party, Van Drew voted with Speaker Nancy Pelosi 91% of the time last year and with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 84% of the time.  He voted against the interests of small and family-owned businesses, against the interests of law-abiding gun owners, and against the interests of working families,” added Richter.

The Second District includes all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem counties, as well as parts of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Ocean counties.

Richter is the former CEO of global construction management firm Hill International.  A lifelong Republican, he grew up in and has spent most of his life living and working in South Jersey.  He earned two bachelor’s degrees and a law degree from Penn as well as master’s degrees from Oxford and Harvard.  Richter and his wife Michelle, who have been married for 20 years, are the parents of four daughters.

For more information on the David Richter for Congress campaign, please visit our website at

www.Richter2020.com.

Students from NJ Named to the University of Vermont Dean\’s List

BURLINGTON, VT (01/13/2020)– To be named to the dean\’s list at the University of Vermont, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school. The following students from your area have been named to the dean\’s list for the fall 2019 semester:

Kennedy Brown of Bellmawr (08031)

Joshua Childs of Ocean View (08230)

Madison Dykas of Oaklyn (08107)

Julia Kropiewnicki of Mullica Hill (08062)

Anthony Lasalle of Sewell (08080)

Claire Leahy of Pilesgrove (08098)

Kaitlyn Maines of Moorestown (08057)

Joshua Mccauley of Cherry Hill (08003)

Gillian Purvenas of West Deptford (08051)

Annika Ringen of Medford (08055)

Lydia Sander of Haddonfield (08033)

Rachel Santella of Woodbury (08096)

Samantha Smoger of Ventnor City (08406)

Emma Thurman of Cherry Hill (08003)

James Voynow of Marlton (08053)

Emily Windl of Medford (08055)

About UVM

Since 1791, the University of Vermont has worked to move humankind forward. Committed to both research and teaching, UVM professors — world-class researchers, scholars, and artists — bring their discoveries into the classroom and their students into the field. Located in Burlington, Vermont, one of the nation\’s most vibrant small cities and top college towns, UVM is a Public Ivy and top 100 national research university educating 10,700 undergraduate students, 1,627 graduate students, 776 certificate and non-degree students, and 478 M.D. students in the Larner College of Medicine.

Visit uvm.edu

.

Gloucester Township Police Department Is Now Using Neighbors By Ring

To Connect With Residents and Solve Crime

Sign up for Neighbors by Ring and connect with GTPD!

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ (January 18, 2020)–GTPD is encouraging all residents to sign up with Neighbors by Ring. You do not need a Ring device to sign up and you will be able to communicate with neighbors in your area. You will have the ability to post and view video of crimes and suspicious activity.

We have listed frequently asked questions about the Neighbors App below:

How does the Neighbors App work?

The Neighbors App uses your address to create a radius around your home. If anyone shares an alert on the App about crime or safety within that radius, you’ll get a notification on your phone and tablet. Conversely, if you share an alert on the App about a crime or safety issue in your radius, your neighbors will also get a notification on their phones and tablets. You can then comment on these alerts to provide additional information about local issues, give tips to avoid affected areas, share photos or videos to help neighbors stay on the lookout, etc.

You can narrow your radius to only focus on hyper-local issues. Or if you live in a more rural location, you can expand your radius to include nearby communities and landmarks.

Do I need a Ring device to use the Neighbors App?

No. Anyone with a compatible iOS or Android device can download and use the Neighbors App for free to help reduce local crime.

How does the Neighbors App work with law enforcement?

Neighbors partners with local law enforcement so they can share official, important crime and safety updates and work together with their local community to build trust and make neighborhoods safer.

When using Neighbors, law enforcement see the same interface that all users see; the content is the same, the exact locations of posts are obfuscated, and the user’s personal identity is not displayed.

There are two key differences, though: 1) law enforcement can view public posts from within their jurisdiction (instead of just their ‘neighborhood’) and 2) law enforcement posts are identified so users can clearly see that they are the source of the content. This means that posts or comments made by law enforcement are clearly marked with their official title and name.

Law enforcement can only view the publicly available content in the Neighbors App, unless a user explicitly and voluntarily chooses to share their own recordings with law enforcement. Exact locations of devices and user information are never provided to law enforcement without a user’s express permission or a valid and binding legal demand properly served on us.

Law enforcement can request information from users within their jurisdiction.Law enforcement must reference a relevant case number in order to make a request within a specific, limited time range and area. Ring will then ask a targeted group of users in that area if they are willing to share any relevant footage with law enforcement. It’s then up to the user to share their video file(s) or decline the request. Users can also opt out of all future requests by law enforcement. Again, Ring will not release user information without a user’s express permission or a valid and binding legal demand properly served on us.

Camera systems help deter package theft. If a theft occurs and you have video footage, we encourage residents to report the incident immediately to the police department and use the neighbors app to let surrounding neighbors know what occurred.

To sign up for the free Neighbors app click on the attached link:

https://shop.ring.com/pages/neighbors

Address/Location

Gloucester Township Police Department

1261 Chews Landing Rd

Gloucester Township, NJ 08021

Contact

Emergency: 9-1-1

Non-emergencies: 856-228-4500

The Past President of Newell Rubbermaid Sentenced for Tax Fraud

Defendant admitted to traveling to Canada to withdraw funds from Swiss bank account at ATMs to avoid detection

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jeffrey Cooley, 66, of Toledo, OH was sentenced to one month incarceration, 12 months’ supervised release, and a $210,000 fine by United States District Court Judge Joshua D. Wolson for filing a false tax

return which reported that Cooley had purchased an offshore trust company years after he actually did in order to evade paying appropriate taxes.

Cooley served as global president of Newell Rubbermaid from 1998 to 2004. Sometime in or around 2005, after his retirement, Cooley and others purchased an offshore trust company named Southpac Trust (BVI) Limited, an asset protection company that owned and operated a bank in the Cook Islands. According to the charges in this case, Cooley’s 2012 tax return falsely reported that he had purchased Southpac in 2012, when in fact he had co-owned it continuously through nominee entities since 2005.

On October 3, 2019, Cooley pleaded guilty. In addition to the charged conduct, Cooley admitted that, after purchasing Southpac in 2005, he established an offshore bank account in Switzerland in the name of a nominee entity which allowed him to covertly receive his income from Southpac and its subsidiaries. Cooley received more than $300,000 of income into this Swiss account. In addition, in order to access these funds covertly, Cooley traveled from his home in the United States across the border into Canada multiple times to withdraw funds in cash via debit cards. Cooley no longer owns or holds any interest in Southpac.

“This case is an example of sheer greed,” said U.S. Attorney McSwain. “Cooley was already wealthy through his earnings as the president of a globally recognized company, but that simply wasn’t enough for him. Instead, he felt the need to cheat in order to line his pockets through fraud. He invested in a company and then went to great lengths to hide that investment so he wouldn’t have to pay his fair share of taxes. That was an intolerable affront to every honest American taxpayer.”

“Every American who pays his or her taxes should be offended that a select few use anonymous offshore accounts to evade their tax liability,” said Guy Ficco SAC, IRS Criminal Investigation. “We owe it to every American taxpayer to use all lawful means to identify and prosecute individuals, like Mr. Cooley, who willfully and intentionally violate their known legal duty to pay their fair share of taxes.”

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation and by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick J. Murray and by First Assistant United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams.

List of Winners, 2020 Deer Classic All-time Top 10 List

EDISON, NJ–The annual

Garden State Deer Classic, held January 9 to January 12,

featured outstanding white-tailed deer harvested during the previous year\’s hunting seasons and recognized the

hunters who took them

. The deer were entered in the

Outstanding White-tailed Deer Program

.

The Deer Classic was held at the

Garden State Outdoor Sports Show

at the

New Jersey Convention & Expo Center

in Edison.

The 2020 show and Deer Classic was

an event ideal for sportsmen and sportswomen and for exhibitors, drawing 40,000 sporting enthusiasts.

The Deer Classic is jointly sponsored by the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife, the

New Jersey State Federation of Sportsmen\’s Clubs

,

United Bowhunters of New Jersey

, and the

Garden State Outdoor Sports Show

.

A highlight of the Classic each year is a stunning display featuring some of New Jersey\’s largest bucks. The 2020 event culminated in an awards ceremony on Sunday, January 12.

2020 Deer Classic winners assemble with their deer.

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As part of the Deer Classic, division biologists are present the entire time to answer questions and discuss management strategies, goals and issues. Hunting and fishing equipment manufacturers\’ pro-staffers, division biologists and others also conduct seminars on various topics.

For information visit the

Garden State Outdoor Sports Show website

.

List of Winners, 2020 Deer Classic

(pdf, 215kb)

2020 Winners Photo

Winners of the 2019 Deer Classic

(pdf, 140kb)

2019 Winners Photo

Winners of the 2018 Deer Classic

(pdf, 125kb)

2018 Winners Photo

Winners of the 2017 Deer Classic

(pdf, 90kb)

2017 Winners Photo

Winners of the 2016 Deer Classic

(pdf, 90kb)

2016 Winners Photo

Winners of the 2015 Deer Classic

(pdf, 55kb)

2015 Winners Photo

Winners of the 2014 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2013 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2012 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2011 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2010 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2009 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2008 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2007 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2006 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2005 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2004 Deer Classic

Winners of the 2003 Deer Classic

Outstanding Deer Program and All-time Winners Lists

EFF to Argue In NJ Supreme Court; Can you be made to Turn Over Password to Encrypted iPhone?

Trenton, New Jersey—On Tuesday, January 21, at 1 pm, EFF Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Crocker will ask the New Jersey Supreme Court to rule that the state can’t force a defendant to turn over the passcode for his encrypted iPhone under the Fifth Amendment, which protects American’s rights against self-incrimination.

The Fifth Amendment states that people cannot be forced to incriminate themselves, and it’s well settled that this privilege against self-incrimination covers compelled “testimonial” communications, including physical acts. However,

courts

have

split

over how to apply the

Fifth Amendment

to compelled decryption of encrypted devices.

EFF, ACLU, and ACLU of New Jersey filed a brief in the case

State v. Andrews

arguing that the state can’t compel a suspect to recall and use information that exists only in his memory to aid law enforcement’s prosecution of him.

At Tuesday’s hearing, Crocker will tell the court that reciting, writing, typing or otherwise reproducing a password from memory is testimony protected by the Fifth Amendment.

Read the amicus brief EFF filed in the

Andrews

case:

https://www.eff.org/document/effaclu-amicus-us-v-andrews

WHO: EFF Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Crocker

WHAT:

New Jersey v. Andrews

WHERE:

Supreme Court of New Jersey

25 Market St.

Trenton, NJ 08611

The argument will also be

live-streamed

.

WHEN:

Tuesday

January 21

1 pm

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Gary G Watermasysk, Brooklawn Volunteer Fireman, Zoning Board Member

On January 16th, 2020, Gary G. Watermasysk, age 68, passed away from this earth while surrounded by his family. He was predeceased in death by his parents, Stanley and Dorothy (Sing) Watermasysk, and his siblings Stanley, Russell and Dorothy. Gary is survived by his

four children Scott (Beata), Mark (Kim), Keith (Kristen), and Kristi-Lynn; his grandchildren Kylie, Kollin, Kendal, Kelsey, Jason, Emily, Kaylee, Caleb, Zachary, and Sophia; the mother of his children and friend Sandy Sheehan; and life-long friends Don and Kathy Ellis.

Gary was born on October 28th, 1951, at Audubon Hospital. He was the youngest of his siblings and spent the vast majority of his life living in Gloucester City and Brooklawn. He worked for A&P Food Markets, Fleming Foods, and retired from Wonder Bread. He served as a lifetime fireman for Brooklawn Volunteer Fire Company, where he also held several leadership positions during his tenure there. Gary served on the Zoning Board for both Brooklawn and Gloucester City. Without a doubt, Gary’s life passion was his children and grandchildren. As great of a dad, as he was, he was an even better Pop-pop. He would do anything for his family and was often found cheering them on from the sidelines of every sport or activity they had. He would spend full days hopping between games to see his kids or grandchildren play. Gary instilled his dedication to his family in each of his children and grandchildren. Gary was known for being genuine, caring, helpful, funny, and kind; however, his sarcasm and quick-witted nature will be remembered fondly. If there was a joke to be made, you could count on Gary to make it right up until his last moments. Gary loved to travel with his family and was able to go to places such as Switzerland to visit his son, Disney more times than we could count, and cruises to various beautiful locations. He was also an avid Philadelphia sports fan and was thrilled to see the Eagles pull off a Super Bowl win!

His loving family and friends will forever remember Gary. He did not want us to be sad, so his family asks that anyone who can share a funny or happy memory of him, please do so. He wasn’t a fancy person and did not want a lot of fuss made over him. For those joining us for his celebration of life, please feel free not to be too fancy as well. For those interested in doing so, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) 1415 Rt. 70, #311 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034

www.jdrf.org

as Gary longed for a cure to Type 1 Diabetes for his grandson. To all reading this- please spend time with your family, take a vacation or share a laugh in his honor. Those are the things Gary enjoyed most, and that is how we will all remember him.

Relatives, friends, firefighters and neighbors are invited to join Gary’s family on Saturday morning, January 25, 2020 between 10:00 am and 12:30 pm at Creran Celebration Etherington & Creran Funeral Homes 700 Powell St. Gloucester City where a funeral and remembrance ceremony will begin at 12:30 pm. #crerancelebration #heartfelt

To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Gary G Watermasysk please visit our

Sympathy Store

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CONNECT 2020

Take the Connect 2020 Biking and Walking Survey

Help Improve Biking and Walking in Collingswood and Haddon Township

Collingswood and Haddon Township are working on a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. The goal is to develop a bicycle and pedestrian network that helps to further connect the two communities, with a specific focus on travel to the Haddon Avenue corridor.

The plan will identify strategies and improvements that will help to create a safe and comfortable multimodal network between Collingswood and Haddon Township that balances the needs of everyone – pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit riders, people with disabilities, seniors and children. It will maximize multimodal connections for visitors, commuters and residents to assets including NJ Transit bus connections, the PATCO Speedline, The Camden County Spine Trail, various public park trails, the Camden Greenway and the Circuit Trails of Greater Philadelphia. The project team is hosting two public meetings to kick off the project and also is soliciting public feedback from visitors and residents via a survey and interactive mapping exercise.

Go to

connect2020sj.com

to take the survey and for detailed project information