'Melissa' virus suspect nabbed TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A central New Jersey man was arrested by federal and state officials and charged with originating the e-mail virus known as Melissa, the state attorney general's office announced Friday. David L. Smith, 30, of Aberdeen, was arrested Thursday night at his brother's house in nearby Eatontown, said Rita Malley, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Peter Verniero. Smith originated the virus, which caused worldwide e-mail disruption this week, from his apartment in Aberdeen, Malley said. He is charged with interfering with the public communication, which carries a sentence of five to 10 years in prison and up to a $150,000 fine, Verniero said. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559033640-115> U.S., Canada fishermen fight drilling BOSTON (AP) - Fishermen are fighting a bid by energy companies to open drilling areas on the Canadian-controlled portion of Georges Bank off the upper East Coast. The fishermen, from the United States and Canada, fear the fragile spawning ground, already depleted, could be destroyed with one oil spill or natural gas leak. Canada's 12-year moratorium on drilling in Georges Bank - an area in the Atlantic that extends from Nova Scotia to Cape Cod - is set to expire by 2000, and a provincial panel is considering whether to lift the moratorium. Three energy companies - Chevron, Amoco and Texaco - have proposed drilling in the fingertip of the bank, located off the coast of Nova Scotia, according to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2559030199-493>
