Ryne Sandberg has been named the 52nd manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Sandberg, 53, was named interim manager of the Phillies on August 16. Since then, the team has posted an 18-16 (.529) record. He began the 2013 season as the Phillies third base coach, his first major league coaching position. Sandberg signed a three-year…
Two have been indicted in the attempted murder of a child. Terrill Walker, the mother’s ex-husband, and his friend Raymond A. Finch are facing the charges. Walker is free on bail, but Finch remains jailed on $300,000. The alleged incident took place in 2007 at the Regency Court Apartments in Vineland. Charges include murder, attempted…
Friday’s drawing in the Mega Millions didn’t net any winners, so a new jackpot is up to $160 million. The winning numbers were 01 15 20 21 47 and the Mega Ball was 34. The Mega Millions hasn’t had a winner since July 26. The pot is big, but not as big as the $400…
A bizarre crime during the early morning hours Sunday in Buena Vista Township. New Jersey State Police say someone drove a vehicle into an ATM located at a branch of Susquehanna Bank on Landis Avenue in an attempt to destroy the ATM and collect the money that was inside. No money was removed from the…
Middle Township High School has hired Van Cathcart to serve as an assistant principal. The Middle Township Gazette reports that the Board of Education has approved Cathcart’s promotion; he replaces Frank Riggitano, who has taken the reigns as principal of the high school. Cathcart has worked for the school district for six years and also…
A member of the New Jersey National Guard was shot and killed by small arms fire in Afghanistan this month. The Guard announced that 30 year old Staff Sgt. Timothy McGill from Ramsey was shot and killed earlier this month. He is the 152nd service member with ties to the Garden State to be killed…
The pilot of a small plane that went down in Atlantic County last week was the only person on board when it crashed in Hamilton Township. The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of the plane was killed when his plane went down near the Atlantic City Expressway Friday evening. Friends of the pilot…