Mayor Fight VIII
Lynda Cohen has a story on Frank Gilliam’s latest travails, and it involves an interview with Craig Callaway, which makes it extra-worth reading. Also there’s an interview with Nicky Scarfo’s old lawyer, which also makes it extra-worth your time. Moral of the story seems to be: The Mayor’s in some genuine sh*t and that sh*t is speeding fanward rapidly.
Snow!
We woke up to snow here in Atlantic City. I’m not sure how you feel about this, but I’m in favor in moderation. There’s some accumulation on the World Famous Boardwalk–I’d say more than a dusting but less than a coating. Is there a word for that? Consulting my Eskimo dictionary…
Mystery Christmas Tree
I love these stories, as I love randomly decorated Christmas trees. Tim Kelly at Downbeach.com has a piece on the mystery Christmas tree that someone decorates every year at the foot of the big bridge on the Longport Causeway. Kelly traces the practice back “decades” and says it was first (officially) observed this year on Nov. 26.
EHT Mayor Sonny McCullough theorizes a “prominent Longport family” does the secret trimming every year.
“(The suspected tree trimmer) was a pretty eccentric guy. He passed away a while back, and I’m guessing his family has kept the tradition going.”
For more feats of journalism…
‘TERRIFIED’ STAFFER: MURPHY’S TEAM DID NOT TAKE ALLEGATION OF RAPE SERIOUSLY ENOUGH–Two branches of state government are bending over backwards to convince the public that they expect New Jersey to be more responsive to women who are victims of sexual assault. www.njspotlight.com
Sacred Spaces: Visiting 12 of NJ’s Holiest Sites–Reflecting the state’s panoply of world religions, treasured sites welcome and inspire strangers as well as congregants. We visited 12, from awesome to austere. Here they are, in alphabetical order. njmonthly.com
TAKE A DEEP BREATH, IS NEW JERSEY POISED TO CUT BACK ON CO2 POLLUTION?–Warning that it is time to get serious about climate change, lawmakers yesterday approved a bill to clamp down on pollutants contributing to global warming, possibly targeting the biggest culprit of all, carbon dioxide. www.njspotlight.com
Voorhees patient’s lawsuit against state psychiatric hospitals advances in federal court–A Voorhees man with a traumatic brain injury suffered abuse, beatings, inappropriate medical treatment and retaliation at two state psychiatric hospitals, according to a lawsuit moving through federal court. www.courierpostonline.com