This School Year, One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Teen Is Listen

By Dr. Regina Miranda

Back-to-school season can present challenges and opportunities as a parent. Relaxed summer schedules are replaced with classes, homework, and extracurriculars, and the transition to a new semester can be both exciting and stressful.

Fortunately, the school year is full of everyday moments parents and caregivers can use to check in on their kids. Whether it’s an early breakfast before school, the commute home, or an after-school FaceTime call from work, these small moments can let kids know we are thinking about them.

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Trenton Water Works Employee Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

TRENTON — Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Criminal Justice today announced that a former Trenton Water Works (TWW) sample collector was sentenced to three years in prison for allegedly failing to collect water samples and falsifying water quality reports.

Cesar Lugo, 38, of Trenton, previously pleaded guilty to third-degree tampering with public records and violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). As part of the plea agreement, the State agreed to recommend a three-year prison sentence for both crimes of conviction to run concurrently, with a two-year parole ineligibility term.

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Redevelopment Process Stirs Controversy

New Jersey’s Local Redevelopment & Housing Law (LHRL), N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq., is a useful tool provided to municipalities in certain situations involving “blighted” and distressed properties and areas. Enacted in 1992, but preceded by less comprehensive statutes, it allows towns to bolster development by assembling parcels of land for sale to developers, demolishing or clearing what was there, sidestepping regular local zoning, and entering into agreements for favorable treatment. It permits the use of eminent domain to acquire properties, though most have been acquired voluntarily, and towns have usually not exercised this power. Sometimes it has also been applied to completely undeveloped properties such as wetlands.

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Westville Man Sentenced for Aggravated Manslaughter

Woodbury, NJ – Michael A. Zappley, 69, of Westville, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison Friday by the Honorable Niki Arbittier, Judge of the Superior Court, for aggravated manslaughter in the 2016 death of Miguel Martinez III in Deptford.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in open court: Family members reported Martinez missing on June 15, 2016. For several months detectives investigated, continually checking hospitals, phone records, social media records, and interviewing individuals, but were unable to locate Martinez. In January 2020, a witness came forward with details on how Martinez was killed in 2016, and how the body had been disposed of. With this information investigators applied for and executed search warrants for multiple properties on Fox Run Road in Deptford where they recovered 106 bones, later determined to be human remains.

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FBI Warning: Digital pickpocketing — The Card That Stops It Instantly

by Tyler Rogerson/Consumer Security

If you carry tap-to-pay cards, you could be one of thousands of Americans whose accounts are silently drained every day, while your wallet never leaves your pocket.

A new type of theft is sweeping the country, and most victims don’t realize they’ve been hit until their accounts are empty.

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Gloucester City Suspends Rental Licenses of 15 Landlords; Taxpayers Borrow $3,100,000 Million

William E. Cleary Sr. | CNBNews

Taxpayers Borrowing $3.1 Million to purchase the following: Pumper Fire Truck, Trash Truck, Utility Vehicles, Heavy Equipment, Drill New Wells, Construct New Water Tower

GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ (September 21, 2026)(CNBNews)–The mayor and common council of the City of Gloucester City at its September 21, 2026 Caucus meeting passed 15 resolutions suspending the rental property licenses based on complaints filed by William Johnson, Gloucester City Code Enforcement/Housing.

RELATED: LEGAL NOTICE

Chapter 55 of the Gloucester City Code is the municipal Housing Code. It establishes minimum safety, maintenance, and habitability standards for residential and nonresidential properties, and covers crucial local mandates including rental inspections, certificates of occupancy, and property transfers. [1, 2]

Core Areas of Chapter 55

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Coast Guard Announces East River Security Restrictions

NEW YORK — The Coast Guard, along with multiple partner agencies, are positioned to support maritime security operations for the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City Tuesday through Monday.

The 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly brings representatives from nearly 200 nations to the UN campus on New York’s East River. Months of planning go into the preparation for this unique event where representatives come together and work on a wide array of international issues.

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NJDOT Traffic Advisory

Route 42 northbound, I-295 northbound and I-76 eastbound are scheduled to have lane and ramp closures this week as the Direct Connection project advances in Bellmawr, Camden County. The closures, as well as traffic slowdowns, are necessary to install structural steel. Motorists are advised to use caution and expect delays when traveling through the work zones.

Route 42 northbound to I-76 westbound Lane Closures

Beginning at 9 p.m. tonight, Monday, September 21 until 5 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, September 22, and again each night through Saturday, September 26 at the same times, the three left lanes on Route 42 northbound will be closed between Leaf Avenue (mile post 13.8) and where Route 42 northbound splits to I-76 westbound and I-295 northbound (mile post 14.2). Motorists will be directed to take Exit 1B to I-295 northbound/Trenton. Stay left to take Exit 27B to I-76 to I-676 and Route 130/Camden/Philadelphia.

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City of Gloucester City Legal Notice

PUBLIC MEETING OCTOBER 21, 2026 AT 6:30 PM

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James Wing Eng, 91, of Deptford

James Wing Eng, a devoted husband, loving father, cherished grandfather, and proud veteran, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2026, at the age of 91, surrounded by the love of his family.

Born in Gloucester City, New Jersey, on October 5, 1934, James was the son of the late Joseph Wing Eng and Siu Ying Wong. He was a graduate of Gloucester City High School and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from LaSalle University. A proud United States Army veteran, James honorably served his country during the Korean War.

Following his military service, James enjoyed a long and successful career as a Casino Supervisor at Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City. Known affectionately to many as a “Gentle Giant” with a “Larger than Life” personality, he possessed an extraordinary warmth and a wonderful gift for storytelling that captivated friends, colleagues, and family alike. An avid golfer, James found great joy and camaraderie on the golf course throughout his life.