Cumberland County

Inmate accused of biting Maine corrections officer

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

Authorities say a Cumberland County jail inmate was Tasered after he bit a corrections officer and refused to let go.

Darryl Hunt: WorSharks Losing Streak Reaches Seven After 3-1 Loss To Portland

Sharkspage (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

The Worcester Sharks dropped their seventh game in a row after a 3-1 loss to the Portland Pirates Friday night at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine in front of an announced crowd of 3,822. Despite Worcester controlling large parts of the opening period it was the Pirates that would grab the first goal of the contest while on the first power play of the game. Nathan Gerbe fired a...

Shaniya Davis Choked to Death

One Angry Man (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

The cause of Shaniya Davis’ death appears to be Asphyxiation, according to autopsy reports. Shaniya Davis’s mom, Antoinette Davis, sold her into sexual servatude to one of her drug addict friends, Mario McNeil, on Nov. 10, her body was found six days later. At a press conference today, the Cumberland County Police Department officials stated [...]

Interview w/NGLTF Exec Dir Rea Carey and Dir of Organizing & Training Dan Hawes (part one)

bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

I've been writing a lot on what happened in Maine (most recently this piece yesterday in Frontiers in LA magazine ), and where our movement should go from here. NGLTF had run much of the field program in Maine, as well as within the No On 8 campaign in California, so I sat down yesterday to do an interview with Rea Carey, the Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, to address...

• Inteview w/NGLTF Exec Dir. Rea Carey and Dir. of Organizing & Training Dan Hawes (part one) - Open Left

Shaniya Davis Cause of Death & Autopsy Result is Asphyxiation

Money Making Online (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

5-year-old Shaniya Davis cause of death is asphyxiation and the autopsy result is she was raped, announced by Police in Fayetteville held at 8 PM Live News Conference. The girl death suspects are her mother Antoinette Nicole Davis, 25-year-old, and Mario Andrette McNeill. Investigators along with the district attorney for Cumberland county said that, Mario McNeill has has been charged with rape and...

Going Rogue tour by the numbers

post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Timothy McNulty | November 19, 2009 The WashPost's Chris Cillizza looks into Sarah Palin's booksigning stops -- as the poster above shows, she'll be leaving South Strabane to make Rochester, NY, later on Saturday -- and finds she is indeed dropping into friendly territory for the most part: Of the 31 counties, just 11 were carried by President Barack Obama last November. Obama's best performance in...

NJ school board insists on aborting student...

EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

NJ school board insists on aborting student pro-life event Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund filed a lawsuit Friday on behalf of a student against the Bridgeton Board of Education after officials at Bridgeton High School prohibited her from expressing a religious viewpoint on the 6th annual Pro-life Day of Silent Solidarity. In October, ADF attorneys distributed a legal memo offering to legally...

Dead 5-year-old Shaniya Davis’ mom Antoinette Davis is pregnant

Baby Chums (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

The mother of murdered 5-year-old Shaniya Davis is pregnant. Cumberland County Jail officials said for that reason, Antoinette Davis, 25, was being held separately from the rest of the prison inmates. This shocking news comes just a day after volunteers found the body of the missing girl near Highway 87 south and Walker Road in North [...] Source: Baby Chums

False alarm at Cumberland County College warns students of 'hostile intruder'

The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

VINELAND — A false alarm warning students and staff at Cumberland County College of a “hostile intruder” on campus caused some fear and confusion at the school Tuesday.According to CCC representative John Nichols, a staff member intending to test the...

Cumberland County student says school kept her from silent protest against abortion

The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

BRIDGETON — A New Jersey high school student sued her school claiming administrators kept her from participating in a day of silent protest against abortion. The girl, identified in court papers as C.H., said she asked the principal at Bridgeton...

Body of Missing N.C. Girl, Shaniya Davis, 5, Found, Mother Charged with Human Trafficking, Felony Child Abuse

Black Political Thought (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

URGENT: SHANIYA DAVIS DEAD, BODY HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!! Fayetteville, North Carolina, authorities are now searching for the body of missing five-year old Shaniya Davis, who has been missing since November 10th. Police spokeswoman Theresa Chance said, in a news interview, that officers are searching along a central North Carolina highway "reliable information" that indicated the child's body...

Shaniya Davis Still Missing: 5-Year-Old Girl's Mother Antoinette Nicole Davis Accused Of Child Abuse Involving Prostitution

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The mother of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared in North Carolina was charged Saturday with human trafficking and other offenses, though authorities said they still did not know the girl's whereabouts. Antoinette Nicole Davis, the mother of Shaniya (shuh-'NY-uh) Davis, faces a child abuse charge involving prostitution as well as filing a false police report, according to...

Southern State prison corrections officer sentenced in drug smuggling case

The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

The Lower Township resident was sentenced to five years in prison.TRENTON — A corrections officer at Southern State Correctional Facility in Maurice River Township, Cumberland County, was sentenced to five years in state prison Friday for smuggling narcotics and a...

NJ library promotes reading with graphic novels

The Four Color Media Monitor (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

Here's an article in the Cumberland County Daily Journal about the Newfield Library promoting readership with their growing expansion of graphic novel supplies.

Vineland businessman sells seats from Philly Spectrum to fans

The Star-Ledger (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009

VINELAND -- A Cumberland County businessman is unbolting and selling the seats of the Wachovia Spectrum arena before it gets torn down, a report in the Courier-Post said. The arena, home of the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers, will be demolished...