Vineland

Vineland Police have charged a 30 year old woman with attempted homicide following a stabbing that took place inside a home on Easter Sunday.  Police say Deborah Shelkowsky stabbed the victim in the chest with a machete and fled the area.  The stabbing occurred inside a home on Crystal Avenue …

44 year old Stephan Byrd of Vineland faces a minimum of a quarter century in prison for robbing three local banks in 2014.  Byrd robbed banks in Mays Landing, Vineland and Malaga in a period of two months. Byrd was convicted on all charged on Friday.

Vineland fire crews were called to a huge blaze Thursday at Giordano’s Waste and Recycling Management.  The large fire blocked traffic on roadways in the area, with flames and smoke visible for miles.  The fire apparently started in a pile of cardboard.  No word of any injuries.

134 jobs may be eliminated from the Vineland School District courtesy of the new school budget.  The new spending plan totals over $192 million and will include a four percent tax hike.  Residents of the city may also be subject to a 2.3 cent increase in the municipal tax rate …

Vineland Police continue to investigate a shooting earlier this week on New Peach Street.  Police say a 21 year old man was shot in his left hand; he claims someone inside a passing car opened fire and caused the injury.  Police have announced no motive for the shooting.

A 58 year old convicted sex offender is now accused of sexually assaulting an 83 year old dementia patient in a Vineland hospital.  Authorities say Thomas Pierson of Sicklerville is accused of assaulting the woman while she lay naked in bed at Inspira Hospital in Vineland.  He is already classified …

A fire Friday night in Vineland gutted a two story home on South West Boulevard, and resulted in no injuries.  Fire officials were called to the scene of the fire around 8pm Friday and inside the home, one of the floors collapsed.  No word on what sparked the fire.

A news agency in Vineland has sold a $2 million lottery ticket.  The ticket was sold at Todd’s News Agency in Vineland, and the ticket cost $20.  No word yet on who the lucky lottery player actually is.

A 51 year old school teacher from Vineland has been indicted on 20 counts of sexually assaulting two students.  Isaias Garza allegedly molested the boys while working at a school in Bridgeton.  Authorities allege the assaults occurred at the school, at Garza’s home, and at the home of one of …

The tax rate is going up in Vineland in 2019.  The Daily Journal reports that the municipal budget in Vineland was introduced Tuesday night and it includes a tax hike of over two cents on the tax rate.  The proposed budget increases spending by $1.2 million.