A few years back, I worked with the JCIA to locate these abandoned carts. The JCIA worker that responded said that he spoke with the BJ's manager who made claims that a truck would pick them up weekly. This was not true as these carts would sit for weeks collecting garbage. THe JCIA worker continued to go to BJ's and for a short while the carts were picked up.

The JCIA worker said that he really needs legislation to give him the power to fine the Business that have abandoned carts and are not picking them up. This would encourage the Businesses to purchase carts that have functional security systems (wheels lock when out of store boundaries). This would also encourage them to hire someone responsible for collecting carts from the parking place on an hourly basis like Shop RIte, thus discouraging runaway carts.

Though I understand that this may appear to be just curing the symptoms, JCIA workers and police do not believe it feasible for their time to be spent writing out tickets for cart theft. Thus a more effective way to approach this is through simple legislation that would fine.

So, what we need to do is get the JCIA to request the legislation along with neighborhood associations such as the Downtown JC Watch. It's important that a joint effort be made as suggested earlier in this thread. If anyone is interested, pls. email me at downtownjcwatch@gmail.com

Jennymayla, I think you are misunderstanding me. I am totally encouraging people to speak directly to BJ management. One person emailing and calling is not going to accomplish much. I say get a group to go to the store. Meet face to face. Get the community involved if it is such a major issue. Just don?t lay the blame for the situation strictly on the merchant. They are not the enemy here. They have tried in the past to solve the problem and there is a long history here.

Do you agree with Elvis and Jaah?s position encouraging the destruction of a store?s private, stolen property? Yes the shopping carts belong to BJ?s but simply having them picked up is treating the symptom and not curing the disease. And, it is clearly a short-term solution. A cart picked up in the morning can be back on the street by the afternoon. BJ?s carts are the largest and most visible of the stolen carts but there are carts from other stores left on the sidewalk. Should the carts from the other stores also be destroyed? Destroying someone?s property is not going to win their ?minds and hearts? or persuade them to respond in a positive manner.

I responded to this thread for two reasons: I shop at BJ?s and I really hate it when I can?t find a cart for my supplies; and two, I also resent seeing the carts around the neighborhood when they can be put to much better use in the store. And I am not the only one inconvenienced here. One cart can conservatively service the needs of at least 12 people during the course of a shopping day.

My ?creative? suggestions were simply a response to Jaah? request to ?how do [I] propose we stop this never ending problem.? I would rather do something positive than something destructive.

You are right, there are many more important issues in the world today and on that note, I wish you a good night.

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Man charged with trying to bribe Jersey City fire inspector

by Michaelangelo Conte
Wednesday June 25, 2008, 6:19 PM

A man was arrested today for trying to bribe Jersey City fire inspector Matt Barrett and he later admitted having read a recent Jersey Journal story about two men arrested last month for trying to slip Barrett cash, officials said.

Kevin Bassit, 39, of Old Bridge, was arrested in the Jersey City Municipal Court Building at noon and charged with attempting to bribe a public official, Fire Director Armando Roman said.

Police Detective Martin S. D'Angelo, a fellow member of the Mayor's Task Force, was with Barrett at the time and it was D'Angelo who slapped the cuffs on Bassit, officials said.

On May 19, Barrett inspected a building owned by Bassit on Fairmont Terrace and after finding an illegal apartment in the attic, wrote him $10,000 worth of summonses, Roman said, adding that city building department cited him too.

In municipal court today, Bassit pleaded guilty to the violations in a deal that reduced the fine to $1,000 but Judge Nesle Rodriguez said she wanted the building re-inspected to ensure the tenant in the illegal apartment was gone, Roman said.

While Barrett and D'Angelo were standing outside the courtroom, Bassit walked up and said, "Maybe this will help during the re-inspection of this property," Roman said.

He then handed Barrett an envelope with five $100 bills in it, saying Barrett and D'Angelo could use it to get lunch.

That's when D'Angelo told Bassit he was a police officer and arrested him, Roman said.

"It's very foolish of this individual to think he could compromise, or try to compromise, our city government official, particularly a fire inspector," Roman said. "After he was arrested he mentioned to Barrett that he had read The Jersey Journal story about the last arrest."

On May 16, Sabit Youssef, the owner of a house on St. Paul's Avenue that burned down, was charged with trying to give Barrett $500 to take care of violations found at the building.
Attempting to bribe a public official is a crime carrying a possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison when the bribe is over $200, Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said.

Bassit will make his first appearance in court on the charges tomorrow in Central Judicial Processing in Jersey City and was in the Hudson County jail in Kearny last night.
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While I appreciate your passion and creative problem solving, I still don't get what your beef is with someone reaching out directly to BJs to reach some sort of solution. You can call it "badgering" but, um, THE CARTS BELONG TO THEM.

Despite all the credit you give BJ's for their community involvement, they are still a business and have a responsibility as such. Yes, I think it's insane that they aren't coming to fetch these pricey little carts but it's not my problem to figure out why. They just need to come get them.

There are much larger inconveniences and even some life endangering issues that we should be focused on and your suggestions could definitely help in regards to many of them. In the meantime, going straight to the source of this one random and slightly hilarious problem makes all the sense in the world to me.

Sixth Annual Stonewall Sails Regatta
The nation?s only gay and lesbian regatta! Teams of three will sail the waters with rainbow flags. Upper Bay of New York Harbor, and the Newport Landing Marina in Jersey City, NJ.
www.ksa-nyc.org Race Thursday 1 p.m.; Awards Ceremony 6 p.m. Pricing varies.

GAY PRIDE WEEK EVENTS

New York Press
By Staff

Theater & Art Ongoing

Arias With a Twist
After spending the last six years as the emcee of Cirque du Soleil?s Zumanity in Las Vegas, Joey Arias returns to New York with a collaboration with Basil Twist to create a glittering, phantasmagorical and perverted loop-the-loop.
Through Aug. 31, HERE Arts Center, 145 6th Ave. (near Spring St.) 212-352-3101; $35-$50.

As We See It
The fourth-annual show features over 100 works from its Photo Club, each depicting a different LGBT issue, from eroticism to politics. Original prints are for sale and 25 percent of the proceeds benefit the LGBT Center.
The exhibition continues until August 21. LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. www.nycphotoclub.com. Free.

Hot! Festival
The 17th Annual NYC Celebration of Queer Culture includes LGBT theater, dance, puppetry, burlesque, literature and more at the Living Room all summer long.
The festival runs until August 30. Living Room, 154 Ludlow St. (betw. Stanton & Rivington Sts.), 212-533-7235; complete details at www.dixonplace.org.

Wednesday, June 25

Stonewall Stories
Entertainment Angora and the Center present an hour-long show about the Stonewall Riots, the events surrounding it and the start of the Gay Rights Movement. Proceeds benefit Sylvia?s Place, a shelter for LGBTQ teenagers run by the Metropolitan Community Church.
LGBT Center, Lerner Auditorium, 208 W. 13th St. www.smarttix.com. 212-868-4444. 8-9 p.m. $25-$45.

SPIT
It?s a night for queer skinheads and other rough and ready fetishists with host Paul Short and DJ Mike Grimes
Uncle Ming?s, 225 Ave. A, second floor (at E. 13th St.); 10, $5.

Thursday, June 26

Sixth Annual Stonewall Sails Regatta
The nation?s only gay and lesbian regatta! Teams of three will sail the waters with rainbow flags. Upper Bay of New York Harbor, and the Newport Landing Marina in Jersey City, NJ.
www.ksa-nyc.org. Race 1 p.m.; Awards Ceremony 6 p.m. Pricing varies.

John Waters? ?This Filthy World?
The mustachioed man does his one-man stand-up routine for one night only (and if you go VIP you can meet him in person and get a signed DVD!).
NY Society for Ethical Culture, 2 W. 64th St. (at Central Park West), nysec.org; 8, $37.50 ($100 VIP).

Southern Fried Pride LGBTQ Pride Party
Celebrate gay pride with kosher moonshine and mint Jew-leps! Southern-style food and music a?plenty.
The Jewish Community Center, 334 Amsterdam Ave.; www.jccmanhattan.org. 646-505-5708. 7:30-10 p.m., $20-$25.

Girls Gone Hilarious
Join comediennes Judy Gold, Michele Balan, Poppi Kramer and Sandra Valls for a special Pride Week night of stand-up.
Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W. 23rd St. (betw. 7th & 8th Aves.), 212-367-9000; 7:30 p.m., $20 + 2 drink min.

KissMyBlackAss
A night to dance to DJs Quentin Harris and James Andersen. It?s up to you if you?re kissing any ass (of any shade).
Club Ultra, 37 W. 26th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), 212-725-3860; 10, $10.
Friday, June 27

Pretty Gay Masquerade
The boys of TRASH!, the pansexual New Wave/glam rock party, celebrate their first Pride party, with an open vodka bar until 11 and plenty of underground dancing (we won?t tell if you move your feet).
40C, 40 Avenue C (betw. E. 3rd & 4th Sts.), 212-466-0800; 10, $5-$10.

Sixth Annual Stonewall Sails Regatta
The nation?s only gay and lesbian regatta! Teams of three will sail the waters with rainbow flags. Upper Bay of New York Harbor, and the Newport Landing Marina in Jersey City, NJ.
www.ksa-nyc.org. Race 1 p.m.; Awards Ceremony 6 p.m. Pricing varies.

AIDS Candelight Vigil NYC
A memorial for those whose lives have been taken by AIDS/HIV and to show support for those who are living with the disease.
Greenwich Village-Sheridan Square Park, W. 4th St. (at 7th Ave.), aidscandlelightvigilnyc.com; 7:30 p.m., free.

Saturday, June 28

FrontRunners Lesbian & Gay Pride Run
A 5-mile race through Central Park where winners get prize money! Ideal for a good work out and some camaraderie.
Starts on East Drive (North of E. 99th St.), nyrr.org; 9 a.m., $15-$35.

Dyke March
Lesbians of all sorts come together to protest all anti-lesbian violence and support tolerance.
Starting at W. 42nd St. & 6th Ave. (at Bryant Park), 212-479-8520; begins 5 p.m., Free.

Rapture On The River: A Woman?s Dance
Join the 5th annual celebration of Rapture on the River, a staple Pride event for women in New York City, this year featuring DJ Susan Levine. All proceeds go to NYC LGBT Pride Week Events and community organizations.
Pier 54, 13th St. (at West Side Highway, Hudson River Park), www.nycpride.org; 6pm-11pm, $20-$40.

Big Apple Raunch
The gay cowboys are out to get their two-stepping merit badges. Bring a big buckle for good measure. (Lessons at 8 p.m.)
Big Apple Ranch, 39 W. 19th St. (betw. 5th & 6th Aves.), bigappleranch.com; 8 p.m.-1 a.m., $10.

Blowoff
It?s the big and burly (and all the chasers in between) dancing to the beats of Bob Mould (of H?sker D? fame) and Richard Morel.
Highline Ballroom, 431 W. 16th St. (betw. 9th & 10th Aves.), 212-414-5994; blowoff.us, 11, $20.

Alegria Pride 2008
Presented by Ric Sena. Music by DJ?s Ralphi Rosario and Abel, Eddie Elias, Dudu Marquez.
Webster Hall, 125 E. 11th St. (betw. 3rd & 4th Aves.), 212-353-1600, www.alegriaevents.com; 11, $90.

Pier Pressure
Henrietta Hudson and Lovergirl NYC host the erotic follow-up to HOP Women?s Pier Dance.
Chelsea Piers, West Side Highway at 18th St., HenriettaHudson.com or lovergrilnyc.com, 9pm-4am, $20-$25.

Annual Gay Pride Liturgy
Dignity New York presents Mark Matson, President of DignityUSA Mark Matson to be the homily for this year?s liturgy uniting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in Christ.
Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South (at Thompson St.); 7:30 p.m.

Evolve: Pride 2008
Victor Calderone presents Saturday?s late night jungle house party (with guest D Formation). You ready?
Pacha, 618 W. 46th St. (at 12 Ave.), 212-209-7500; 10, $30.

Sunday, June 29

The March
The main Pride event of the week! Flags, balloons and breasts flying, The March will begin on Fifth Ave. and 52nd St. and run to Christopher and Greenwich St.
www.nycpride.org, 212-80-PRIDE; Begins at noon; 2 p.m. Moment of Silence, free.

Pridefest
After a temporary absence last year, the 15th annual LGBT street fair is back. Thousands of out-of-state visitors and volunteers are expected to come in and help bring local residents, community leaders and families together for the fun with vendors, entertainers and community activities.
The new location is at Hudson St. (betw. Abingdon Sq. & W. 14th St.), www.nycpride.org; 11 a.m.-7 p.m., free.

Balls to the Wall Bingo
Go ahead and get a little tipsy, and then figure out if you?re gonna get a line at the top or bottom?or go through that center square.
Pieces, 8 Christopher St. (near Greenwich Ave.), piecesbar.com; 5-9 p.m., free.

Pride Masked Ball
XXL NYC?s event features DJs Hector Fonseca, Tony Ruiz and Corey Craig with live performances by Heloise and the Savoir Faire. Expect the big, burly and smelly to be out in full force.
Webster Hall, 125 E. 11th St. (betw. 3rd & 4th Aves.), 212-353-1600, xxl-nyc.com; 11, $40-$60.

Dance On The Pier
This year the protest involving music, dancing and fireworks to mark the achievements of gay rights will feature the music of Joe Gauthreaux and Tracy Young. Proceeds go toward NYC?s LGBT Pride Week Events and community organizations.
Pier 54, 13th St. (at West Side Highway, Hudson River Park), www.boxofficetickets.com; 4-10:30 p.m., $55-$75.

Champions
From the guys that bring you the Black Party, the Saint at Large present the official after party to the Dance on the Pier with music Stephan Grondin (10 p.m.-3 a.m.), Jonathan Peters (3 a.m.-8 a.m.) and (everybody?s fave) Junior Vasquez (8 a.m.-2 p.m.).
Pacha, 618 W. 46th St. (at 12th Ave.), 212-209-7500; 10, $50-$60.

Supersnaxx
DJs Rich King and Gustavo (and don?t forget Josh Wood), at the place where the daddys will start to get rowdy.
Cielo, 18 Little W. 12th St. (betw. 9th Ave. & Washington St.), 212-645-5700; 10, $25.
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1. Turn the carts into a newspaper story complete with pictures. We already have some really good ones on the JCList. Title it ?When A Convenience Becomes An Annoyance.? The story can address the how and why of shopping carts, including the cost of the carts to the store(s), the general trashing of neighborhoods because of these abandoned carts. Community anger re the constant presence of the shopping carts in the parks, streets and vacant lots. A profile on who is most likely to steal one of these carts and why? What businesses all around the country are doing to solve the abandoned shopping cart dilema. Creative solutions from readers ?. Artistic and otherwise.

2. Form a group to meet with BJ?s management and address the issue in person. Include a reporter from the local paper to cover the meeting.

3. Get the Neighborhood Association involved to A) request police action on the issue and B) invite a BJ?s rep to address the issue at a high profile neighborhood association meeting.

4. Approach Chief Comey with a suggestion that officers in any type of moving vehicle issue tickets to anyone seen pushing a cart. Those fines are a good way to raise revenue and improve the quality of life in JC. Set up a PR campaign to promote the ?shopping cart initiative.?

5. Create a ?Shame on YOU? photo campaign where everyone with a camera phone takes a photo of a person pushing a cart on a public street, actively breaking the law, send it to BJ?s, the police, and post it on a bullein board, Internet or otherwise. I can?t imagine that there would be privacy issues photographing someone in a public space, but I?m not a lawyer.

6. Any one else have any suggestions short of destroying the carts and badgering BJ?s?

I am just thrilled that a grocery store is only a hop, skip, and jump away from our apartment. Not that the Shop Rite or A&P was so far...it was dragging that dang cart (transplanted Texan here) around and feeling foolish doing it.

So sorry to hear about your Rosie. Hoping she has a speedy recovery.

Not that this idea is a solution but whenever I see a herd of abandon shopping carts I just want to weld them all together and make shopping cart art.

I was being sarchastic about the poster....the cultural affairs office never seems to do anything to promote the stuff they set up, you just kinda have to stumble upon it. They played up in the heights last weekend and we only found out about it because the director of con vivo reached out to our neighborhood association, friday night, looking for an indoor venue in case it rained. Just a little effort on their part and these events could be so well attended, there is a thriving art culture here, they just have to reach out to it.

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the carts are all over our neighborhoods, what would you propose we do about it. The police will not issue fines to people who take the carts, I have called them to report a person wheeling a cart up Newark Ave and they said you have to call BJ's about it. The police don't want to be bothered with it. BJ's carts are the only carts I see around because they don't have the wheelocks..case closed. Upon calling BJ's about the problem they basically said there is no problem and they will do nothing about their lack of an anti-theft program. If people were going into Bj's and stealing merchandise off their shelves they would do something about it ..right? Well why won't they prevent the theft of their $200-$400 shopping carts. We want our neighborhoods shopping cart free, carts make them look filthy and ghetto. Since the police will not ticket cart stealers, how do YOU propose we stop this neverending problem??

Jaah

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Dear Elvis:
FYI some of the BJ carts do have locks on them and some of BJ?s carts do require a deposit of $20 to use. E-mails are the coward?s way out. Since you have such a vendetta against the club, why don?t you go there in person, Elvis. The club has long hours, both day and night. And since you are cheering him on Jaah, why don?t you join him.

You both claim that BJ?s does nothing to retrieve their carts. Are you both so naive that you seriously believe that BJ?s wants to lose between $200 - $400 per cart per day? Every destroyed cart costs the club money ? costs that are eventually passed on to the shoppers. I sincerely doubt either one of you is a member. If you were, you would have a different perspective on the matter.

I?ve shopped in BJ?s since it opened. BJ?s has sponsored some wonderful educational, social, cultural, and charitable programs over the years. I know for a fact that they?ve tried countless ways to stop shopping cart theft, but if the thief really wants to take one, there is virtually nothing that can be done to stop it. I have seen ShopRite carts, Target carts, Bed, Bath & Beyond carts, and now, Morton carts. I can?t tell you how many of them have been left on my corner.

The solution continues to be requesting that the police issue a ticket to anyone walking down the street pushing a shopping cart.

And Jaah, a lot of local institutions will be hurt when BJ?s leaves. I do hope you plan to open your pocketbook to help defray some of their costs.

The residents of 50 Columbus should be happy These guys where moving bags from the SR cart, that locked, to a BJs cart. Going to 50 C?

Cankicker, when folks in these forums use a certain 'tone' certain negative perceptions may come about. You know this. You wrote "so if you like Wegmans sooooooooo much shop till you drop". Instead of just typing the word so and using the term drop you for sure stated your opinion in a negative tone. I mean it's okay and all - this does occur in these types of chat boards and message boards - it is nothing new. But don't say that we did not pick up your overly negative tone, cause we all did. These boards are fun and entertaining and informative. I sure wish my company would have opened a store here instead of this Morton Williams - heck - it would save me commuting time and gas each day for sure! The seafood would be delivered fresh each day and it would not have that stale look that I saw the other night ( along with all of the other small transgressions which make this store a 'non-Wegmans'. And you would love a Wegmans here, Dude!!

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Despite the court-ordered shut down, the towns of Union City and North Bergen have continued to contract with Mr. Carbajales as their Animal Control Officer -- despite the fact that activists have repeatedly made the towns aware that Carbajales has no shelter to take strays he picks up. At this stage, no one knows what has become of the strays picked up by Carbajales from April - June. One thing is clear: As of this morning, Carbajales is still the ACO for Union City and North Bergen! CALL NOW: Ask the Mayors of Union City and North Bergen to STOP USING HECTOR CARBAJALES and to find a responsible provider.
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at the very least, you could go to the couple places by JSQ like off vroom and bergen or the upstairs joint on JFK. i know they sell that stuff there.

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Yes, please do.

Great work Elvis, thanks alot for your attention and effort reguarding this problem. Hopefully you can get through to these people. I will continue to call the JCIA inspectors line whenever I see a cart and have them picked up and destroyed. I recently went to an HDSID meeting and spoke to the board about this issue. They agreed that it was a problem and that they would send a letter to BJ's telling them that for every shopping cart picked up by the JCIA, a fine will be issued. I also was told that the area in which BJ's resides is due to be redeveloped and that BJ's may not be around much longer. How much longer..I don't know.

Thanks again Elvis, lets keep the pressure on BJ's!

Jaah

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And these websites look interesting

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OK. After many attempts at contacting BJs and speaking with Mr. Hebert, I got frustrated enough to send out a good old fashion email carpet bomb. This is what it said:

Hopefully To: Someone Who Actually Cares:

RE: The BJS Shopping Carts that litter my neighborhood.

Recently, I called the local Jersey City BJ's to talk about the cart situation that needed addressing in my neighborhood. They are constantly being taken from the lot and left littering our neighborhood. Now there is a Shop Rite right next door to the BJ's and their carts are never stolen. Its only BJs. I was told by a Tom Wrider "BJ's Manager" that those electronic shop Rite Cart things dont work! Which was good to know considering I have never seen a Shop Rite cart outside of their lot ever! He also told me that is was all the JC residents fault and said that maybe I should mind my own business. This is where I got a tad defensive as he was attacking me. I said "I respectfully disagree. I have never seen a Shop Rite or Pathmark Cart out of their lot" To which he responded by telling me I was wrong. Bottom line, I was told Tim Hebert is the man to talk to when you call, although I have yet speak with him after numerous attempts to call.

Me and my fellow residents have been trying to get something together in order to stop this nonsense and get Bj's to work with our community instead of pointing fingers. So far, no one at BJ's cares. To solve the problem, I propose either a lock on the wheels of the carts so they stop rolling after taken off the lot, or some sort of deposit to use one. I have attached photos of the many carts that litter my streets. I appreciate the time you took to read this letter, and hope this issue can be resolved soon.

So that was sent out yesterday. Today I get an email from none other than Tim Hebert in my inbox:

I would like to speak with you regarding your email about the shopping carts and your subsequent phone call to my club. I am in the club during the day for the rest of the week. The phone number here is 201-798-0500. Also my cell # is 862-***-**** although my service inside the building is sketchy at best. If you cannot reach me during my business time you can feel free to reach me at night at that number. I would like to apologize for the inconveniences you have gone through already and would like to discuss what measures we have in place and some of the reasons for our cart situation. I am looking forward to speaking with you.

Notice no talk of an actual solution. Alas, I tried him twice today at BJs and he wasn't there. I will keep trying until I get him.

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You need to re-read what I stated , I don't see where any snarling was conveyed in my comments ??? HUH ???

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I feel bad for Rosie but I am glad she will be okay.

There have been several times when I have gone over to the VVP dog run and decided not to let my dog in after all. A few owners just exude carelessness and require you to be extra-vigilant, but there are one or two that seem to take pride in the potentially aggressive nature of their (usually unfixed) dogs - not by any means all pit bulls, mind you. I wonder if they would actually be happy if their dog attacked another.

In any case, it is a bad idea (and bad manners) to bring toys or long-lasting treats like ham bones or rawhides to a dog run. Even many friendly dogs display semi-aggressive or guarding behaviors toward treats and toys. A friendly play session can quickly escalate to a confrontation when a treat or toy is involved. If you bring a toy it should ideally be one you can control at all times (like a rope toy) and can put away at a monent's notice. If you do need to use a ball, you should carefully evaluate every dog that enters the dog run while you're using it to see if it displays guarding or overly dominant behaviors - and take it away ASAP if necessary.

In about a week Special Ed summer school will be starting at McNair Academy. Some of these "kids" can be real trouble and last summer there were several break-ins involving these students. If you live in the area around Hamilton Park please be diligent. Don't leave doors or windows unlocked and double check access doors to your buildings common areas. Last summer 6 bikes were stolen from one building and others had computers and other electronics stolen. The JCPD eventually posted an officer at the school last summer but we can't always count on that.

I witnessed the attack yesterday. The owner of the pit was a dope and appeared to be on DOPE. There was going to be no reasoning with him to take his dog out of the run. His racist rant after the attack hints that he was possibly spoiling for a fight to show how tough his dog was or something. Like the pit from last summer this was a case of a bad owner unable to control their dog because of stupidity and being stoned.

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Whoa! Chill, dude!! I'm just saying I like Wegman's and was asking Bill a question - no need to read any slight or insult into your beloved Morton Williams. I haven't even been there yet, but will probably drop in sometime in the next week or two. Am sure it'll be loads better than ShopRite...So untwist your knickers and quit snarling.

I've actually been there 6 times (bar, meal at bar, brunch, and dinner) so I think I can make an informed decision...It is better than Lighthorse...IMO...Is that OK with you (validating my credentials)