A rocket launch that should be visible from South Jersey was delayed for a technical glitch on Sunday night and rescheduled for Monday at 7:40 p.m. The Cygnus cargo spacecraft will resupply the International Space Station, and will launch from Wallops Island, Va. Monday night according to NASA’s website. The launch should be visible to South…
The bridge that connects Upper Township to Ocean City will be closed Wednesday night, into early Thursday morning. The Roosevelt Boulevard Bridge will be closed for about seven hours so crews can install concrete barriers on the bridge. South State Construction was awarded a $6.4 million construction contract to perform work on the bridge.
Students who attend Rowan University are being warned about an alleged sexual assault that occurred early Friday morning. A female student who had been drinking at a party recalls being walked home by a male student and when she woke up, she was being sexually assaulted. Police have little information about the suspect at this…
One of the defendants in the Bridgegate trial is expected to testify today. Bill Baroni is expected to take the stand in his own defense today. Baroni and Bridget Kelly are on trial for fraud and conspiracy in connection with a traffic shutdown near the George Washington Bridge that was caused for political retaliation.
The United States Coast Guard and the FBI will participate in security training exercises at the mouth of the Delaware Bay this week. The exercises will include small boats and aircraft; no live firing of weapons will occur. This training is not expected to interrupt normal recreational boating.
On Sunday morning the clerk at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Vineland was held up by a gunman who escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. Vineland police responded to the hotel on Landis Avenue, just west of Route 55, at about 2 a.m. Sunday. The robbery suspect first posed as a customer, then…
A former state senator from Atlantic County who was also a former chairman of the Casino Control Commission will speak on Tuesday night at a forum on the potential impact of casinos in North Jersey. Steven P. Perskie, who was instrumental in bringing casino gambling to Atlantic City, will discuss the controversial ballot question at a…
Over 5,000 walkers and breast cancer survivors turned out in Ocean City on Sunday for the 10th annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk. Event organizers said the event raised $288,000 for breast cancer research throughout the American Cancer Society. Participants wore lots of pink and showed off many unique outfits during the event,…
The Oyster Creek nuclear plant in Lacey Township is once again operating at full capacity. The nation’s oldest operating nuclear power plant dialed up full power at 8 a.m. Friday after going offline for nearly a month for maintenance and planned refueling. Work crews replaced nearly one-third of the reactor’s fuel and performed over 4,000…
A 39 hear-old man was stabbed during a robbery early Saturday morning at Mount Vernon and Pacific Avenues in Atlantic City. Police report that the victim was found with non life-threatening wounds at 4:47 a.m. after money was stolen from the man. The suspect was described as a black man wearing dark clothing. The victim…