By ROBERT BARNES The Washington Post | Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009 | 1 comment

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Monday narrowly ruled in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., who said they were denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision by Judge Sonia Sotomayor and others that has come to play a large role in the consideration of her nomination for the high court.

The city had thrown out the results of a promotion test because no African Americans and only two Hispanics would have qualified for promotions. It said it feared a lawsuit from minorities under federal laws that said.....Continue Reading

Posted: Sunday, June 21, 2009 | 0 comments

MULLICA TOWNSHIP - A Hammonton man was killed Saturday night after he lost control of his car on the White Horse Pike amid heavy rainfall and smashed into a utility pole near Burdick Avenue.

Thomas H. Hollar, 38, was pronounced dead at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's satellite campus in Hammonton, formerly known as Kessler Memorial Hospital, according to Mullica Township police Detective Sgt. John Thompson.

Hollar had been driving west on the pike when his car spun out of control, crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a utility pole at about 5:18 p.m. He was not wearing his seat belt and an airbag did not deploy, Thompson said.

Thompson is seeking witnesses to the accident. He can be reached starting at 8 a.m. today at 609-965-1200 or 609-561-7600.

Elwood Fire Company and Hammonton Emergency Medical Services also responded to the accident, which closed the eastbound side of the pike for two hours.

Posted in Atlantic on Sunday, June 21, 2009 3:10 am Updated: 4:00 am.

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Somers Point - One building in the Carriage House apartment complex was evacuated for several hours Wednesday night as officials investigated a high level of carbon monoxide and a possible gas leak.....Continue Reading 

By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff Writer, 609-272-7201 | Posted: Saturday, June 13, 2009 |1 comment

Atlantic County municipalities could save about $2 million in operational costs during the first year of a county-operated central dispatch system, officials said Friday.

The report estimates that 22 participating local governments - Atlantic City would continue with its own system - would cut staffing costs from....Continue Reading