A 15 year old student from Somers Point has been charged with bringing a fake gun to Mainland Regional High School earlier this week. The Gazette Leader reports that the gun is very realistic and was located in the student’s backpack on September 17th. The school resource officer searched the backpack on a tip and…
Two men from Dennis Township have been charged in connection with an armed robbery in Wildwood Crest more than five years ago. 26 year old Dillon Tracy of Clermont and 26 year old Gary Twiggs Jr. of Dennisville were both charged with robbery and conspiracy offenses. Authorities say the two men committed an armed robbery…
The parent company of the Trump Plaza wants to sell off slot machines, furniture, and other goods that were attached to the former casino. The company appeared in court on Monday and asked permission to sell off the merchandise that will no longer be used. Trump Entertainment Resorts says the Plaza could sell off the…
There’s some new legislation in Trenton that would allow judges to stay on the bench for a longer period of time. The Assembly Judiciary Committee approved several bills on Monday that could keep Superior Court and Tax Court judges on the bench until the age of 75, instead of the current mandatory retirement age of…
Should those who have valiantly served our country be exempt from paying parking meter fees? Two Assembly democrats have floated a bill in Trenton that would require no parking meter fees to be paid by disabled military veterans, Purple Heart, and Medal of Honor recipients in New Jersey. The program would work with special license…
Legislation aimed at correcting the wrongs of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey advanced through the Senate. The measure was passed unanimously. This is part of the fallout from the Bridgegate scandal, as an investigation continues by the legislative committee. A similar bill passed two houses in the New York government as…
Drivers in Egg Harbor Township need to be aware of a change coming to an intersection there. The cross section of Mill Road and Ridge Avenue in Egg Harbor Township to an all-way stop intersection next month. Police say the change is coming on Oct. 7. The conversion will consist of installing 4’ x 4’ stop signs…
A recent survey says that almost half of the people who didn’t have health insurance a year ago now have it. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released the numbers compared to the data pre-Obamacare last year. Based on the results, over 500,000 people signed up for coverage. The results only looked at people under the…
Wildwood Police have announced charges in a fatal drug overdose. Police say that a 59-year-old passed away from a heroin overdose over the weekend and Robert Lunzy was charged in the death. Lunzy was charged with Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death, which could lead to 20 years in jail. Bail was set at $400,000.
New Jersey may see an increase to its gas tax. The new head of the Department of Transportation Jamie Fox told the media that nothing was off the table to help the state figure out how to fund transportation projects in the future. Fox previously served in the same position back in 2002 and 2003.…