Sign of the times: At 30th Street Station, display board will soon be no more

The new hobby Edgar Stern had been searching for was there all along. “My grandfather made this in the 1930s, in Germany,” the 89-year-old Cinnaminson resident says, holding up a hand-carved wooden plaque, known as a mizrach, of the type often found in Jewish homes.

Youth sports expanding in Camden under Cooper-funded nonprofit
This fall, children who join the Camden Youth Soccer Club will have two fields to play on, twice as many as last year. For $5, they will get uniforms, shin guards, socks, and 10 weeks of Saturday games and practices.

The scary reason why it’s not OK to pee in the pool
Michael Phelps does it. So does Ryan Lochte. But please think twice before you, ahem, go in water. It may be convenient. But peeing in a pool also triggers chemical reactions that can be hazardous to your health.

N.J. military contractor pleads guilty in $1.4 million fraud scheme
A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with a $1.4 million fraud scheme involving construction projects at military facilities in New Jersey, federal prosecutors said.

Man who confessed to raping, strangling ex-girlfriend is ordered to stand trial
In a city that annually tallies several hundred murders, the slaying that Juan Camacho confessed to committing on May 9 stands out.

Man held for trial in slaying of Kensington man beaten by cops in 2013
Najee Rivera’s family sat in a Philadelphia courtroom Tuesday watching in anguish as the man who allegedly witnessed his fatal shooting last December claimed he did not get a close look at the accused gunman’s face.

Christie signs law prohibiting N.J. pension investments with companies boycotting Israel
TRENTON – Gov. Christie offered his “unequivocal” support for Israel on Tuesday, signing into law legislation that prohibits the state Treasury Department from investing public employee pension funds in companies that boycott the U.S. ally.

Noyes Museum becomes part of Stockton University
Seven months after the Noyes Museum of Art closed its main location in Galloway Township, N.J., the museum has a new owner and game plan.

‘Dreadful,’ ‘stupid,’ ‘useless’: Christie lashes out
TRENTON – He’s no Donald Trump, but before the swaggering real estate mogul turned presidential nominee reordered politics this year, it was perhaps Gov. Christie who held the distinction for most unpredictable tongue.

Christie: Never expected Fulop endorsement
TRENTON – Gov. Christie said Tuesday that he had not expected to win the endorsement of a high-profile Democrat for his 2013 reelection campaign, a week after court filings showed that two of the governor’s former allies had sought to use a business deal with Steve Fulop to gain his support.

Fattah challenges conviction, citing Va. governor’s case
Former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah leaned heavily on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the definition of political bribery in asking a federal court in Philadelphia on Monday to overturn his conviction on corruption charges.

Detective is challenged on authenticity of 1991 rape-murder confession
As described by retired Philadelphia Police Homicide Detective Manuel Santiago, Anthony Wright’s 1991 confession to raping and murdering 77-year-old Louise Talley was an unexpected coup.

Will Dunkin’ Donuts evict longtime Cherry Hill florist?
For the 34 years that florist Rick Cuneo has been leasing the Cherry Hill Flower Barn on Route 70, he says, “I never know what each day will bring.”

Feds charge ex-L&I inspector with extortion
Federal authorities on Monday charged a former property inspector with the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspections with extorting bribes from a contractor.

Police ID 5 slain in Philly over weekend
Authorities have identified four men and a boy killed in separate incidents in Philadelphia over a 48-hour period. The deadly shootings happened between Friday and Sunday afternoon, and the victims ranged in age from 16 to 52. Investigators were continuing to search for suspects in all five homicides.