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Vol. 263, No. 127

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Photo special to The News/Dave Hitchner

Kelly Miletta is the name behind the smiling face at Bridgeton Sir Speedy.

“What budget? Bits and pieces of funding were pulled from various places. It shows when you want to do something, you can.”

— Carola Hartley,Bridgeton Main Street

By Stephen Smith

ssmith@sjnewsco.com

VINELAND – Three men were arrested Friday after police pulled them over and found 16 bags of hero-in, crack cocaine, a defaced .22 caliber revolver, and a bag of ammunition.

Vineland police said Monday that the three men, all with the first name Juan, have been charged with a slew of drug and gun possession offenses.

Juan Colon, 27, of Hamilton Drive, Juan Velazquez, 21, of North East Ave-nue, and Juan Reyes, 25, of North 3rd Street, in Hammonton, have all been charged with possession of a handgun, possession of a defaced firearm, posses-sion of heroin and possession with the intent to distribute.

Colon and Reyes were also charged with possession of a handgun by a con-victed felon and conspiracy to distrib-ute a controlled dangerous substance.

Reyes had enough cocaine in his pocket to be charged with possession of and intent to distribute the substance.

At 1:27 a.m. Friday, members of the street crimes unit pulled a vehicle over at Main and Wheat Roads.

The driver pulled over and then all three occupants ran until an officer caught up with them in the nearby Wawa parking lot.

An officer checked the vehicle and saw a revolver in the rear seat, right next to a plastic bag full of bullets.

A closer look revealed that the serial number had been removed.

When the vehicle was towed to the police station, further investigation uncovered 10 small bags of heroin.

When they had detained the three men in the parking lot, Reyes had six baggies of heroin in his pocket along with a chunk of crack cocaine valued at $150.

The total combined value of the her-oin was $160.

All three men have been lodged in the Cumberland County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail with a 10 percent option.

ThreeJuansbusted

Jersey Fresh is here!

Staff Photos by Cathy Cramer

Above, Joey Ingraldi, of Ingraldi Farms stand on Cedarville Road, displays sweet corn for your pleasure. Below, Heather Ripa and daughter Gabriella at Rottkamp’s, on Shiloh PIke, in Hopewell, in front of the Jersey Fresh tomato. Inset, Bob Fralinger’s peaches arrive early by Sam Feinstein.

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Governor will vetoitems he doesn’t like

By Greg Adomaitisgadomaitis@sjnewsco.com

BRIDGETON — Saturday’s schedule hit the ground walking.

Don’t worry, it’s a good thing.In a post-event assessment on everything “Bridgeton

325,” involved parties commented on a combination of community involvement and meaningful attractions.

“People really appreciated the things that were here (downtown) and we kept hearing that from other people,”

said event co-chair Carol Moore.She and fellow chairwoman Linda Eisenberg operate

Books, Yarn, Coffee on Commerce Street.Fellow downtown merchants told the two they were

glad the event was put together and happy to see it had happened.

Bridgeton Main Street Association Director Carola Hartley was one of the many varied parties involved in planning for Saturday.

She said attendance held steady in the hundreds and(See 325, Page A-7)

Bridgeton 325 builds on Crabfest success

By Jason Ladayjladay@sjnewsco.com

BRDGETON — Two officials from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police paid a visit to the Cumberland County Sheriff ’s Department Sunday and Monday, conducting observations and inspections as the sheriff ’s office is seeking to be the first accredited law enforcement organization in the county.

County Sheriff Robert Austino applied for the accreditation approximately two months into his first term, in early 2009, using a grant to cover the application fee.

(See SHERIFF, Page A-7)

By Jarrett Renshaw and Chris MegerianStatehouse Bureau

Democrats all but sat on the sidelines last year as Gov. Chris Christie’s spartan budget sailed through the Legislature they control.

This year, they’re digging in their heels, and Monday advanced a spending plan that stands in sharp contrast with the gov-ernor’s.

The proposal to spend $30.6 billion — $1 billion more than Christie — would restore education spending, boost tax relief to the working poor and prevent steep cuts to Medicaid.

It cleared budget committees in the Sen-ate and the Assembly Monday, and the Democrat-controlled Legislature is expect-ed to approve it tomorrow, two days before the deadline.

“This budget says New Jersey’s priori-ties are its working families, its seniors, its kids and those who are working hard to not be pushed off the margins of society,” said Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo, D-Bergen.

But the Democrats’ attempt to shift mil-lions of dollars to traditional liberal causes, a rallying cry for the party’s more combat-ive wing, can be easily nixed by Christie, who has the power to veto individual items from the budget.

The Republican governor has already said he won’t sign the Democrats’ budget, which he called unconstitutional because it exceeds the revenue estimate he approved.

Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon, R-Mon-mouth, the Republican budget officer, hint-ed at Christie’s veto authority by saying the governor “will probably rectify some of the problems.”

Even though Democrats won’t be able to override Christie’s vetoes without Republi-can help, which is unlikely, Sen. Joseph

Budgetby Demspaper tigerto Christie

(See BUDGET, Page A-7)

By Dave HitchnerSpecial to The News

Sir Speedy of Bridgeton is a full-service operation specializing in just about everything printed. That is: let-terheads, envelopes, copies, posters, banners, etc.

As a matter of fact, practically any-thing in print can be obtained there. At their location on South Burlington Road in the Carll’s Corner area, one would probably be greeted (with a smile) by Kelly Miletta.

She is not only a customer service specialist on the Sir Speedy team, she also designs and artistically creates

documents and products at a custom-er’s request.

Being a Cedarville resident, Kelly has always been attracted to nature and appreciated the outdoors envi-ronment a rural area has to offer.

Her parents, Stan and Kathy Ben-nett, supported Kelly’s interests throughout her formative years by encouraging her involvement in art-oriented activities and especially in 4-H, where her priority was horses.

A Cumberland Regional High School graduate, Class of 1983, Kelly enjoyed her experience while attend-

Call Kelly Miletta sir:Sir Speedy, that is

(See MILETTA, Page A-8)