Cherry Hill, NJ

An excellent school system, an abundance of restaurants and shopping outlets, and ease of access to major highways makes Cherry Hill, NJ an excellent place to live and work.

Cherry Hill is ranked #47 on Money Magazine's annual survey of the best places to live in America for 2006.

Saccomanno pleads guilty

Anthony Saccomanno, the former director of the Cherry Hill Department of Code Enforcement and Inspections, admitted to taking bribes from Building Inspection Underwriters Inc. in exchange for municipal contracts last week in court, according to the U.S. Attorneys Office.

In front of U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb on Tuesday, June 16, Saccomanno pleaded guilty to accepting bribes on two separate occasions from a BIU official. In total, Saccomanno pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe of $2,500 from a BIU official on Sept. 20, 2007, and a $2,000 bribe from an official in July 2008.

Bumb scheduled Saccomanno’s sentencing for Oct. 5 at 10 a.m.

The charge to which Saccomanno pleaded guilty carries a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. In determining an actual sentence, Bumb will consult the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provide appropriate sentencing ranges that take into account the severity and characteristics of the offense, the defendant’s criminal history, if any, and other factors. The judge, however, is not bound by those guidelines in determining a sentence, officials said.

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Kelmer shines in second season

Overall, Jason Kelmer’s season playing for the Salem Community College Oaks was disappointing, but personally it ended on a high note as he was named First Team All-Conference and First Team All- Region for the second year in a row.

Kelmer, 20, the team’s starting third baseman, batted .372 with 55 hits, 32 runs scored, 44 runs batted in, 18 doubles, nine home runs and six stolen bases this past season, earning him the honors.

According to SCC, the Cherry Hill West graduate competed in the Garden State Athletic Conference and Region XIX (Division II) of the National Junior College Athletic Association.

The standout said SCC intrigued him when he was looking for colleges coming out of Cherry Hill West. Several universities gave him looks, he said, but SCC was intriguing because it had a team that traveled extensively to four-year colleges in the south, offering good exposure for athletes.

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