Vineland Police say a city man hit a police officer with a vehicle. Anthony Aponte, was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and other related offenses. Police were called to investigate a suspicious vehicle on Jan. 30 and the driver wouldn’t comply with police officer requests. Aponte was eventually place in the Cumberland…
A dump truck operated by Ocean City on its beach caught fire Wednesday morning and sent billowing black smoke into the sky. Ocean City officials say the truck was on the 5th Street beach when it caught fire and burned up. The truck was being used to move sand on the beach; it will be…
New Jersey State Police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into the South Dennis Post Office and left the scene of the accident. The Post Office had closed for the day Tuesday afternoon when someone drove into the building, and then left the scene. The Press of Atlantic City reports…
Two Lower Township men were arrested last week on drug charges during a motor vehicle stop in the Villas. Police say they arrested 26 year old Douglas Haferl and 27 year old Sean Stone on numerous drug offenses after finding a large quantity of narcotics in their vehicle. Police found heroin, marijuana, Suboxone, a syringe…
A Winter Weather Advisory has been posted for Cape May County for Thursday. The Advisory is in effect from 8:00am until 2:00pm for the potential of light snow and possibly a period of sleet. There is the potential for one to four inches of snow, but the expectation is that the snowfall will be on…
A couple of local boys basketball teams picked up victories Tuesday night. Wildwood knocked off Deptford Township, 57-48 thanks to 32 points from Kyion Flanders. Wildwood won its 14th game of the season. Middle Township defeated Oakcrest, 52-44. Mack Selby scored 16 points for the Panthers, while Jalen Freeman added 10.
The Pinelands Commission has postponed its meeting scheduled for Friday and moved it to February 24th. The Commission also moved the location of the meeting to the Crown Plaza Philadelphia-Cherry Hill, which can hold more than 1,000 people. A big crowd is anticipated at its next meeting to again oppose the South Jersey Gas Pipeline…
South Jersey Gas is about to begin a major upgrade project in Stone Harbor. The utility says construction will likely begin next week with the installation of two and four inch yellow plastic natural gas mains. The mains will be installed on various streets throughout the community. The new durable plastic pipe should improve service…
The Powerball jackpot is worth $255 million for tonight’s drawing. It is now about the quarter billion plateau for the first time in four months. There have been 14 consecutive drawings without a winner. If you win and want the cash option, $154.4 million goes into your pocket.