Camden City Man Pleads Guilty to Weapon Offense

 

WOODBURY NJ–Rico P. Purnell (DOB 4/27/93), of Camden NJ pleaded guilty today (9/24) to second-degree possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, admitting he had a handgun when a Deptford Township NJ police officer stopped a car in which he was a passenger on 8/30/13.

In a negotiated plea, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Joseph More will recommend that Purnell be sentenced to five years in New Jersey state prison. Under the state’s Graves Act, Purnell must serve three years of the sentence before he can be considered for parole.

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New report finds that the government over-promises again

By Kristie Eshelman | Watchdog Opinion

There’s a lot of media attention given to the Social Security and Medicare promises made to Baby Boomers. Will these aging Americans actually get all the benefits that Uncle Sam has promised them? It’s difficult to say, and it’s looking more dubious by the day.

But C. Eugene Steuerle, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, wanted to understand what Social Security is going to look like for Millennials when they reach retirement.

It’s no secret, after all, that members of our generation are paying a lot of money into the system with no guarantee that they’ll get it back. And one out of every four young Americans believes that our generation won’t actually get retirement benefits from it.

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New Jersey State Police Warn Public about Mega Million Heroin, Potentially Lethal

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Officials release North Jersey Super Conference football divisional alignment

 

Officials from the proposed 115-team New Jersey super football conference — slated to begin play in 2016 — released updated tentative divisional alignments Friday after making slight change due to recent classification changes. Below is a peak at the latest divisional alignments for the new 115-team super conference, which will be comprised of schools from the…

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CNB Hunting/Fishing Delaware News

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CNBNEWS Hunting/Fishing: Illegal waterfowl hunting investigation concludes with three arrests

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$1 Any Size Coffee on National Coffee Day at Coffee Beanery

FLUSHING, Mich., Sept. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Get any size fresh brewed coffee for a buck at Coffee Beanery on Tuesday, September 29th in honor of National Coffee Day.

Participating Coffee Beanery locations across the country will offer fresh brewed coffee all day on Tuesday, September 29thfor just $1. Additionally, stores will be offering $2 off a pound of coffee. No coupon is necessary, but call ahead to make sure that your local Coffee Beanery is participating. 

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Pennsylvania hides $53 billion in debt, study finds

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CHUMP CHANGE: State lawmakers continue to under-fund pensions, exacerbating a growing unfunded liability problem.

By Andrew Staub / September 23, 2015

Pennsylvania fails to list $53 billion in debt on its balance sheet, giving it the third-most hidden debt among 10 Northeast states.

Maybe it’s no surprise then that state lawmakers have all but ignored Pennsylvania’s monstrous unfunded pension liability.

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Commentary: Spending Bill Stratagems

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Gloucester Township House Fire Displaces Family Causes Minor Injury To Fire Fighter

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