Ten candidates have been sworn in as Atlantic City Special Law Enforcement Officers. Mayor Don Guardian and Police Chief Henry White presided over the ceremony. The candidates will attend the Cape May County Police Academy and will graduate on June 27, 2015. The academy will conduct an accelerated program to enable the candidates to be…
Power has been restored to the former Revel Casino. New owner Glenn Straub worked out a deal with ACR Energy for a two weeks worth of power until a long term deal could be reached. The casino was being fined $5,000 by Atlantic City for not having power hooked up to its fire suppression system.…
An Egg Harbor Township man was sentenced to 16 years in prison in connection with the 2013 killing of a Pleasantville man found shot dead inside of a motel room. Randall C. Scott, 22, of the 2500 block of Tilton Road, Egg Harbor Township, was sentenced by Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Michael A. Donio…
Egg Harbor Township Police are warning motorists to be aware of roadwork in the community this week. Mill Road will be closed between Fire Road and the Northfield border overnight this Thursday night, April 30th; beginning at approximately 9 pm. The roadway will reopen to traffic prior to 6 am on Friday May 1st. They…
A search warrant was executed over the weekend in Somers Point and a drug bust was made. The Somers Point Police Department executed a search warrant on Bucknell Road and arrested Patricia Frye, 54 years old on drug charges on Saturday. Patricia Frye was charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession of heroin…
On Tuesday a car struck a utility pole and overturned in Galloway Township, sending the 31 year-old male driver to the hospital via helicopter. Algie Griffin of Landisville was traveling west on Duerer Street when his 2000 Chrysler Sebring left the road and hit a pole at about 3:46 p.m. near Frankfurt Avenue. Police did…
On Wednesday the weather forecast calls for a perfect spring day in South Jersey, with plentiful sunshine and temperatures reaching the mid 70’s. The National Weather Service says that temperatures will be cooler on Thursday and Friday with highs in the low 60’s and a chance of showers each day. Highs will once again reach…
A bill Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo sponsored to permit casinos to negotiate the price of broadcasting horse races and retain simulcasting at their facilities is now law. The law allows casinos and out-of-state racetracks to negotiate how much casinos pay to simulcast horse races. Under the “Casino Simulcasting Act,” the rate a casino could pay at…
In response to the imminent departure of Stockton University’s president, Senate Budget Chairman Paul Sarlo today sent a letter to the university requesting that the acting president and/or chairman of the board of trustees appear before the committee this Thursday. The purpose will be to discuss the school’s recent initiative to establish a satellite campus…
Some top political scholars believe Gov. Chris Christie took another step towards running for president by something his wife did. Mary Pat Christie left a high level job from a Wall Street investment house, which some are taking as the next step before Christie announces his run for president. Mary Pat Christie has denied those…