A 911 call came into Middle Township Police Wednesday morning. Police discovered two dead bodies and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating. Police said it was very early in the investigation and they do not have any further details on identities or cause of death. A release will come later from the Prosecutor’s…
Emergency management operations will be handled by Marty Pagliughi for another three years in Cape May County. Pagliughi was reappointed by the Board of Chosen Freeholders and will see his next term of office expire on July 8, 2018. Pagliughi also serves at the mayor in Avalon.
The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced the indictment of two local men for the offense of Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death, a crime of the 1st degree. Indicted were Brian Duley, 30-years-old, of the Villas section of Lower Township and Michael Glinecke, 20-years-old, of North Cape May. Both men distributed heroin to victims who died…
Bridgeton police and investigators from the Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old Fairfield Twp. man in the 100-block of York St. Saturday night. According to police, they were summoned to a residence following 911 calls of a gunshot victim at approximately 10 PM and found the victim inside among…
A lawsuit filed by Morey’s Piers against the City of Wildwood has ended with a consent order. The lawsuit was regarding the Open Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act. It began when the Morey Organization and others were questioning the return of BeachGlow to the Wildwood beach, which is an electronic dance music…
The Philadelphia 76ers announced they have signed rookie center Jahlil Okafor. Okafor (6-11, 270) was the third overall pick by Philadelphia in the 2015 NBA Draft. He was an early entry candidate for the draft following a standout freshman season at Duke, during which he helped lead the Blue Devils to a 35-4 mark and…
Almost 70 percent of the state supported the move to legalize gay marriage. A new poll by Monmouth University says that there has been a huge shift in the past couple of years and the data comes after the Supreme Court ruled to make same-sex marriages legal in every state. In 2007, the state’s support…
Home prices rose nearly 3 percent during May in New Jersey, but the national average is going at a better clip than the state. Nationwide, home prices increased 6.3 percent, which was the 39th straight month that prices went up. The state’s home prices remains 21.4 percent below the peak levels of June 2006.
Legislation to help low income workers are signed into law on Tuesday. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill to increase a tax credit for those workers by 50 percent. The measure will help roughly 500,000 people in the state. Christie had cut the credit back in 2010 when the economy was in a downturn. The…
On or about Tuesday, July 14th, traffic will be switched from the Diversionary Road to the Northbound Mainline and Bridges, eliminating the traffic lights in the Northbound direction of the Garden State Parkway at interchanges 9, 10, and 11. Traffic will be able to exit the Parkway at interchanges 9 and 11 while an exit ramp is…