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More than 1,100 acres of land in the southern Pinelands region has now been permanently preserved by the State of New Jersey.  The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced that the land is being preserved in the Great Egg Harbor River watershed; the NJDEP cited various species that will …

Cape May is holding a work shop meeting later this afternoon and will discuss the city’s master plan.  The meeting is being held by the municipal planning board.  The city’s zoning board will meet later and hear one application.

The two individuals convicted in the infamous Bridgegate scandal in New Jersey head to court today in an attempt to get their convictions overturned.  Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly are expected to appear in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in an attempt to be expunged of their sentences.  Both …

North Wildwood Police have issued a traffic advisory in advance of a half marathon run that will be taking place this Sunday.  Detours will be in place in the northern end of the city between the hours of 6:30-11:30am for the Mud Hen run.  There will be road closures both …

Two men have been indicted on charges that they committed a series of armed robberies in Cumberland County during the winter.  16 counts have been filed against 45 year old Richard Martinez of Vineland, and 24 year old Nicholas Alaimo, also of Vineland.  Martinez is charged with five counts of …

A petition has been submitted to a superior court judge that asks for an investigation into a decision by the City of Millville to use public funds to demolish a building that is in danger of falling.  The Daily Journal reports that the petition alleges a corrupt and unlawful decision …

Cape Urgent Care will now be under the ownership of AtlantiCare.  AtlantiCare announced this week that it is acquiring Cape Urgent Care; the deal is expected to be completed before June 1st.  Urgent care services in Rio Grande will be transferred to a new location in Cape May; the Rio …

27 year old Germaine Booth will now get additional prison time for a shooting that resulted in the victim’s death five years later.  Booth shot a man inside Hudson’s Bar and Grill back in 2009; the victim was paralyzed, and died years later after his injury.  Both had been kicked …

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has authorized the hiring of 40 new bus drivers to improve services on New Jersey Transit.  Most of the bus operators will serve northeastern counties where congestion is the worst.  They will now be driving busses that typically sit idle during the day.

Two people have been charged with various drug offenses after they were caught selling heroin out of a home they shared on Tampa Avenue in the Villas.  Prosecutors say 43 year old Michael Hamilton and 63 year old Judith Hamilton were charged after police found 300 bags of heroin, pot, …