Pleasantville

Pleasantville Mayor Jesse Tweedle announced that he will not seek re-election this year.  Tweedle has been in public service since the late 80s and announced that it’s time for him to turn the page.  Tweedle is 72 years old.

A raging house fire in Pleasantville early Tuesday morning resulted in two families being displaced.  The American Red Cross is helping the 13 individuals who lost everything in the stubborn fire on West Decatur Avenue.  There were no injuries, and a family cat was rescued.

Three more suspects connected to the shooting death of a ten year old boy at a high school football game will be spending the holiday behind jail.  A judge ordered that the three men, including alleged shooter Alvin Wyatt, remain in jail.  Wyatt has been charged with murder.

A peach march will be held Saturday at 12 Noon in Pleasantville.  Officials say the march will begin at Woodland Avenue Park and will end at the football field.  Eight days ago, shots were fired at a high school football game that resulted in the death of a ten year …

One of the men involved in the fatal shooting at a high school football game in Pleasantville has been ordered to be held in jail until his trial.  26 year old Vance Golden of Pleasantville was told by a judge today that he will be kept in jail until he’s …

Tragedy as a result of a shooting at a high school football game.  Ten year old Micah Tennant of Atlantic City died Wednesday after he slipped into a coma after being shot in the neck at the Pleasantville-Camden playoff football game Friday night.  Law enforcement personnel are posting condolences to …

Police will be stepping up their efforts at future Pleasantville High School games as a result of a shooting Friday that left a ten year old in critical condition.  Police say there were ten officers assigned to duty at the Pleasantville-Camden playoff game, and the shooting appears to be petty …

Six men, including one of the shooting victims, have been arrested in connection with gunfire that erupted Friday night at a Pleasantville football game.  Police say Alvin Wyatt shot Ibn Abdullah on the Pleasantville side of the bleachers during the game.  A ten year old child and a man were …

A 30 year old Pleasantville man was killed early Tuesday morning when his pickup truck collided with a road construction vehicle.  City police say Walter Joya lost his life shortly after the accident near New Road.  The construction truck was being used on a newly paved portion of the road …

A Pleasantville police officer was injured Monday after during a motor vehicle accident.  Officer John Marciante was injured when his patrol car collided with another vehicle while Marciante was responding to a call.  Both drivers were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.