A 17 year-old Bridgeton youth was arrested on Sunday and charged in the fatal shooting of Davonte Lee last week. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s office announced that The U.S. Marshalls Service in Millville apprehended the teenager, who was charged with homicide and related offenses. Lee, 21, was shot on Friday …
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In spite of recent heavy rainfalls, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection has issued a drought watch for six New Jersey counties, including Salem and Ocean Counties. The DEP says that rainfall amounts in Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland Counties is near or above normal, but shallow ground water is …
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More than 2,000 police officers and volunteers went door-to-door in Millville on Thursday in support of the first statewide Knock Out Opiate Abuse Day. The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey organized the prevention and outreach program, to educate local residents on the dangers of prescription opioids and how they …
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After an investigation of several months, 21 people were arrested for their alleged roles in a drug and trafficking organization in Cumberland County. Officers from local, state and national agencies worked together in “Operation That’s All Folks” that netted ten guns, various drugs including heroin and cocaine, and over $12,000 …
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Attorneys for South Jersey Ice and Cold Storage will appear today before the Cumberland County Construction Board of Appeals to argue against the demolition of their facility in Vineland. This summer local officials gave the company 30 days to either vacate or tear down their building on East Pearl Street, …
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The Environmental Protection Agency discovered arsenic in grounds near the Vineland Chemical Co. Superfund site and will require an additional $15 million to cleanup the problem. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the EPA has spent nearly $220 million since 1992 to remove arsenic from the soil and groundwater …
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The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch and a Coastal Flood Advisory for Cape May, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties for Friday. The Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 4 p.m. today and the Coastal Flood Advisory runs from 7 a.m. until noon. The forecast calls for …
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State Senator Jeff Van Drew, who has been been trying to get Verizon to improve rural landline service to rural areas of South Jersey, says their proposal is not good enough. Verizon says they will upgrade their copper-based phone and internet service. Lawmakers want the company to extend their more …
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A Cumberland County grand jury has indicted a 34 year-old Millville man on charges he murdered his ex-girlfriend and her infant daughter last Nov. 27th. Ricardo Carrillo-Santiago, is accused of killing 34 year-old Neidy Ramirez of Vineland and her 3-month-old daughter Genesis. Carrillo-Santiago was arrested in December 2015 after Ramirez’s 2005 …
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A Bridgeton teenager caused a four-vehicle accident in Vineland after running a red light. Police reported that 18 year-old Miguel A. Martinez was cited for causing a chain-reaction accident that sent him and five others to Inspira Medical Center in Vineland. Martinez was driving a Toyota Corolla west on Chestnut …
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