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Coastal evacuation addressed in 10 new bills

By DEREK HARPER Statehouse Bureau, 609-292-4935

Published: Jul 24, 2008

TRENTON - Local legislators will announce bills today designed to speed people away from the shore in case of an emergency.

The 10 bills follow many of the 14 findings established in May by the Assembly Coastal New Jersey Evacuation Task Force.

The bills address the small and large concerns that surround evacuating residents and visitors and housing them in the time immediately afterwards.

The General Assembly created the task force following the debacle evacuating New Orleans residents in advance of August 2005's disastrous Hurricane Katrina. More

Jul 24, 2008

• The Sea Mist rises in Cape May after $2.1M. worth of renovations

CAPE MAY - With old Victorian homes, the sequel can be better than the original.

Jul 24, 2008

• Prosecutor says Schultz indictment was, in fact, under his watch

Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel said Wednesday that he misspoke when addressing charges Tuesday that Atlantic City Councilman John Schultz was getting off easy for his alleged role in a blackmail conspiracy case against fellow Councilman Gene Robinson.

Jul 23, 2008

• Body Floats Ashore In Cape May County

5:55 p.m. Update - LOWER TOWNSHIP - New Jersey State Police confirmed a body was found on the beach here on Wednesday afternoon.

Jul 23, 2008

• Egg Harbor Twp. High School to open on time, despite rumor of construction delay

3 p.m. Update - EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - School Board President James Galvin denies rumors that construction delays will cause classes to start late at Egg Harbor Township High School in September.

Jul 23, 2008

• Former Vineland boxing coach suspected of child sex assaults arrested in Florida

12:15 p.m. Update - BRIDGETON— Cumberland County authorities announced Wednesday that a Vineland man wanted on various sexual assault charges was nabbed by police in Florida.

Jul 23, 2008

• Ocean County bird is state's second with West Nile in 2008

TOMS RIVER - The West Nile virus was found in a dead crow that was discovered in Ocean County last week.

Jul 23, 2008

• Shoe-screening device test at Atlantic City Airport not taking off

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Sometimes, the experiments go well. Other times, the guinea pigs just don't want to be guinea pigs.

Jul 23, 2008

• Advocates hope state law boosts organ donations

LIVINGSTON - As her husband waited in vain for a liver transplant throughout 2006, Absecon resident Dianne Bottino learned the hard way about the scarcity of organ donors in southern New Jersey. During that difficult time, an entire month went by without any donations to the area's 13 hospitals.

Jul 22, 2008

• Strathmere's complaints not unique, official says

UPPER TOWNSHIP - If Strathmere thinks it has gripes, township Engineer Paul Dietrich on Monday said the island community is hardly alone.

Jul 22, 2008

• Long Beach Island holdouts own land, not home

HARVEY CEDARS - They are four empty plots of sand with property lines that extend to the ocean, and the borough is waiting on the signatures of the four owners so a beach-replenishment project can proceed.

Jul 22, 2008

• Dennis Township likely to repeal sex offender law/Most towns will wait to repeal their ordinances

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - Soli-citors for many area municipalities said officials will wait to repeal ordinances restricting where sex offenders can live until the state Supreme Court decides whether to hear the appeal Galloway Township likely will pursue.

Jul 21, 2008

• Atlantic County freeholder candidate accuses Cooper of flip-flop on ACIT

Jul 21, 2008

• Atlantic City councilmen believe sex tape part of Schultz presidency bid

ATLANTIC CITY - Councilman John Schultz's involvement might have appeared peripheral when he was charged in a conspiracy to blackmail Councilman Eugene Robinson with a sex tape. He was accused of referring conspirators to a friend who could edit the video before threatening Robinson and releasing it to the public.

Jul 21, 2008

• Casino operator gambles on rezoning of Route 30 site

ATLANTIC CITY - This part of Route 30 is about as unglamorous as it gets in Atlantic City.

Jul 21, 2008

• Carnivalgoers see a changing Mount Carmel Festival

HAMMONTON - Fifteen-year-old Caitlin Carlamere has attended every Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival since her birth, and on its closing evening Sunday, she reflected on the event's changes with a circle-of-life philosophy.

Jul 20, 2008

• State Republicans like a little space from their president

Local Republicans have parted with President Bush on three high-profile issues re-
cently, but does that mean they're attempting to distance themselves from him?

Jul 20, 2008

• Pleasantville's sight, sounds and flavors change as Hispanic population grows

PLEASANTVILLE - A walk along downtown Main Street is all it takes to see it.

Jul 19, 2008

• Training camp playbook full of unanswered questions for Eagles

This is the most tedious part of the season for veteran Eagles.

Jul 19, 2008

• Shopping for a new atmosphere? The Chelsea is botique without the betting

ATLANTIC CITY - We've all heard the hype about how Atlantic City has traded in its chintzy image for more glamorous, more upscale attractions catering to a hipper and wealthier crowd. For comparisons, think of SoHo, South Beach and, dare we say it, Las Vegas?

Jul 19, 2008

• Lower Township sex offender's appeal strategy backfires

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE - Sex offender Richard Bailey Jr. walked into court Friday through the front door, but Cape May County Sheriff's deputies led him out the back in handcuffs after his second sentencing for a conviction on aggravated sexual assault.

Jul 19, 2008

• New Jersey Democrats raise more cash, spend more than Republican rivals

TRENTON - U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg spent more than 13 times what Republican candidate Dick Zimmer did from mid-May until the end of June - and he still holds five times the cash.

Jul 18, 2008

• Two Ocean City beaches closed as precaution after sewage backup

4:45 p.m. Update - OCEAN CITY – The Cape May County Health Department closed two of the city’s most popular beaches on Friday after a sewage-line backed up at an Eighth Street business.

Jul 18, 2008

• Sex offender's second trial ends with more jail time to reconsider

1:15 p.m. Update - CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The lesson for sex offender Richard Bailey Jr. Friday was be careful for what you ask.

Jul 18, 2008

• Technical problems haunt midnight Batman movie premiere

10:55 a.m. Update - MAYS LANDING - A late-night movie premiere at the Regal Hamilton Commons 14 in Mays Landing went awry early Friday, leaving moviegoers in the dark.

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