A search warrant was executed in Somers Point and lead to a drug bust Thursday. Police arrested David Trettner, 31 years old, of Galloway Township, after locating a loaded 45 Cal Ruger, pills, marijuana, and $1,390 in cash, along with packaging materials. Trettner was charged with possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon by…
Lower Township Police have charged a local man with aggravated assault after he fought another man early Thursday morning and fractured the victim’s jaw. Police have charged 22 year old Wallace Martino Jr of the Villas with domestic violence following the fight that occurred on Mowery Avenue early Wednesday morning. Martino was lodged in the…
A baby boy entered the world on Thursday on the Garden State Parkway. State Police say they helped deliver a baby boy on the Parkway early Thursday morning in Wall Township when a Lakewood woman suddenly went into labor. Two troopers assisted with the delivery, and one wrapped the baby in his work shirt and…
There’s a chance democrats in Trenton may try to push a new pension plan in Trenton. Democratic Assemblyman Troy Singleton is proposing a plan that would keep the current pension system in place for employees but put new public workers into a new contribution retirement program that would be a hybrid of a 401k and…
Yet another Atlantic City casino is in financial peril. Various reports this week suggest that the Trump Taj Mahal is having great difficulties meeting debt obligations and may soon have to restructure debt and coordinate new borrowing. Various news reports say that the Trump Taj Mahal reported a very small gross operating profit during the…
Egg Harbor Township Police say they are bringing a new officer on board. Ronald Koons was sworn in on Wednesday night and will begin police academy training in a couple of weeks. Koons is a 2006 graduate of the Egg Harbor Township High School. He continued his education earning a Bachelors degree in psychology from West Chester University.
A press conference was held on Thursday to highlight a new economic development task force. Senator Jeff Van Drew and Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak held the media event to highlight the efforts the task force will be making. It is made up of elected leaders, representatives of the local colleges, and other business leaders to work on…
TV 40 isn’t done yet. A spokesman for LocusPoint Networks told the Press of Atlantic City that the station will continue operations into 2015. There had been many questions as to the future of the television station, especially since it will lose its NBC affiliation at the end of the year. The report also notes…
Gov. Chris Christie did nothing wrong by appearing in “Stronger than the Storm” ads in 2014. A federal audit did find some issues with how the state awarded the contract, but not Christie appearing in the ads. Some Democrats criticized the governor for using the ads as a way to promote himself in an election…
It is two months will voters will go to the polls again. U.S. Senator Cory Booker is running for reelection a year after winning the remainder of the term from the late Frank Lautenberg. Republican Jeff Bell will challenge Booker this fall. Despite a significant financial advantage, a recent poll placed Bell only about 10…