Another local police department is participating in this year’s National Take-Back Initiate. The program will run this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with many local police departments accepting unwanted, unused, or expired medications. The collection is safe and ensures it won’t fall into the wrong hands. Hypodermic syringes and other sharp instruments will…
A special meeting has been called in Wildwood Crest this week. Borough Commission will meet on Wednesday and discuss two items. Discussion items will including a capital plan and a business associate agreement with Cape Professional Billing. The meeting will take place at 9:30 a.m on Wednesday at the municipal court room.
Vineland Police are looking into a carjacking at the Family Dollar in the community. Jeannetta Gaines, reported that she was the victim of a carjacking at 20 W. Park Ave., with her 2005 Cadillac CTS on Friday just before 6:20 pm. She put the keys in the ignition and was loading items into her backseat…
A man who was intending to sell cocaine in Atlantic City was cut off in Deptford. Eduardo Colon-Lopez, 36, was arrested by law enforcement members assigned to the Atlantic City Task Force (ACTF), on Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Deptford Mall in Gloucester County for allegedly possessing a kilogram of cocaine, worth about…
A bill that would stop unsolicited text messages found approval in the full Senate. The two bills sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew would prohibit unsolicited and unwelcome text messaging advertisements and to outlaw unsolicited checks that are often used in scams. “Unsolicited text messaging ads are a nuisance, but they can also result in costly fees…
Legislation sponsored by Assemblymen Sgt. Robert Andrzejczak and Vincent Mazzeo aimed at helping farmers in the state advanced this week. The bill is focused on boosting farming in New Jersey and make it easier for farmers to protect their crops through improved wildlife management. The three bill packaged was released by an Assembly panel and now…
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.