Absecon NewsLocal news for Absecon, NJ continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.3 p.m. Update: 'Cool Hand' Blue cattle dog finally in custody- June 30, 2008 Blue, a homeless dog that has been on the run like Cool Hand Luke for two weeks, is finally in custody.http://www.topix.net/city/absecon-nj/2008/06/3-p-m-update-cool-hand-blue-cattle-dog-finall... More letters, June 27, 2008- June 28, 2008 Regarding the June 15 letter, "Comics page full of clunkers": With all the news about the war on terrorism, high taxes, political shenanigans, floods in the Midwest, global warming and everything else harmful ...http://www.topix.net/city/absecon-nj/2008/06/more-letters-june-27-2008?fromrss=1 Atlantic County Baseball League: Hurricanes win 11th straight- June 26, 2008 The Margate Hurricanes won their 11th straight Atlantic County Baseball League game Tuesday, defeating the Margate Green Wave 11-2. Ian Law hit a solo home run to start a five-run third inning.http://www.topix.net/city/absecon-nj/2008/06/atlantic-county-baseball-league-hurricanes-wi... Australian cattle dog roaming the range in Upper Township- June 24, 2008 The wily antics of a dog named Blue have endeared the homeless mutt to township residents.http://www.topix.net/city/absecon-nj/2008/06/australian-cattle-dog-roaming-the-range-in-up... Politics, Blackmail and a Sex Tape- June 21, 2008 Clandestine meetings in a dark sport utility vehicle hidden near the Boardwalk. A secret pow-wow in a diner.http://www.topix.net/city/absecon-nj/2008/06/politics-blackmail-and-a-sex-tape?fromrss=1 Retiring Absecon chief getting 19 percent pension boost- June 19, 2008 When he announced his retirement, Absecon police Chief Charles Smith told reporters he has worked four years without a raise.http://www.topix.net/city/absecon-nj/2008/06/retiring-absecon-chief-getting-19-percent-pen... Former Absecon postmaster gets prison term- June 17, 2008 A former postmaster in Absecon has been sentenced to five months in federal prison and five months of home confinement after pleading guilty to falsifying stamp vending machine records.http://www.topix.net/city/absecon-nj/2008/06/former-absecon-postmaster-gets-prison-term?fr... A vaccination exemption Readers respond- June 17, 2008 The "conscientious exemption" bill that went before the state Senate health committee last week is not bad public policy.http://www.topix.net/city/absecon-nj/2008/06/a-vaccination-exemption-readers-respond?fromr... NJ man wants Lenin statue removed from Atlantic City casino- June 15, 2008 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Since the day a statue of Vladimir Ilich Lenin went up outside the trendy Red Square restaurant at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in 2005, Al Garrett has wanted it torn down.http://www.topix.net/city/absecon-nj/2008/06/nj-man-wants-lenin-statue-removed-from-atlant... Letters, June 13, 2008- June 15, 2008 No one can honestly believe that Hillary Clinton did not know at the time she was delivering her "I refuse to concede" speech early last week that she had lost the nomination.http://www.topix.net/city/absecon-nj/2008/06/letters-june-13-2008?fromrss=1 |