Egg Harbor Township

Some stop and go traffic and delays may be experienced by motorists on the Fire Road Bridge over the Atlantic City Expressway south of Doughty Road this week.  The South Jersey Transportation Authority announced that construction work would be done starting weeknights this week, at 8:00pm.

Fire damaged a room at a Howard Johnson’s motel in Egg Harbor Township Saturday evening.  Authorities say the say was largely contained to one room, and there were no injuries.  The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The Social Security office in Egg Harbor Township is again open for business following last week’s accident that resulted in a car plowing into the building.  Police said about 20 people suffered injuries when the Nissan tried to park and instead drove into the building.  The office is located on …

A 40 year old Egg Harbor Township man has pleaded guilty to charges of accepting child pornography.  Matthew Wolny admitted receiving the images before a federal judge.  Wolney used file sharing software in order to download the images and videos.

A developing story out of Egg Harbor Township Tuesday afternoon.  A car crashed into the front of a Social Security building in the community this morning, injuring more than a dozen people.  Authorities believe the driver was attempting to park the car when it crashed into the building, puncturing the …

An adult man and his teenage cousin were both assaulted Wednesday night during trick or treating in Egg Harbor City.  Daniel Peterson alleges that he was struck multiple times in the face in just a few seconds by the assailants, and he needed 20 stitches and repairs to a broken …

A 58 year old Egg Harbor Township man is accused of swiping $22,000 worth of pension checks that were intended to go to the children of a deceased police officer.  Mark Johnson is charged with taking six checks and depositing them into his account.  The charges were made by the …

Egg Harbor Township Police arrested a 42 year old man for being in possession of a homemade bomb inside his residence.  Robert Vaino was charged with possession of a destructive device, and other offenses.  Police say the bomb was safely removed from his property.

A hotel that is far from a five-star resort in Egg Harbor Township was closed by health department officials on Thursdays, and guests were told to leave.  The Courtesy Inn was shuttered by health officials; a water company turned off the water at lunchtime due to a lack of payment. …

A 40 year old Egg Harbor Township man has been charged with sharing child pornography images on the internet.  Authorities have charges Matthew Wolny with two counts of receiving child pornography; he is expected to appear in a federal court.  The actions took place in 2013.