Portions of Seashore Rd. in Lower Township will have overnight closures this week. The State Department of Transportation announced that work will be taking place from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Tuesday night will see a closure between Breakwater Road and Cresse Lane. Wednesday evening will feature a closure from Breakwater Road and Tabernacle Road.…
A 24 year old woman from Woodbine has been indicted on charges that she allegedly performed a sex act on an infant boy. Stephanie Bennett has been indicted on first-degree aggravated sexual assault charges and five counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Authorities allege that Bennett made a cell phone video of herself…
A 26 year old man from Wildwood has been charged with 12 counts of theft after he allegedly stole beach bags from individuals on the beaches in Wildwood Crest. Crest Police announced the arrest of Thomas Edger of Wildwood who allegedly stole various beach bags from Crest beaches over a two week period. Edger gave…
WNET will be taking over the operations of New Jersey Network. The Atlantic City Press reports that the New York PBS station will assume operations of New Jersey Network on Friday. The New Jersey Senate failed to block the takeover of NJN, and the new network will be called NJTV. The network will continue to broadcast…
The Beach Theater in Cape May could still be saved from demolition. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the non-profit Beach Theater Foundation took part in three hours of testimony yesterday at the Atlantic City Civil Courts. Judge Valerie Armstrong will issue an opinion in two weeks on whether a lawsuit settlement between Frank Investments and the City of…
A new state budget was approved through both major budget committees in each house. The Senate and Assembly budget committees moved the $30.6 billion budget ahead. The full houses are scheduled to vote on the budget on Wednesday and then Gov. Chris Christie will have the chance to sign it, or line-item veto certain portions…
A trio of Vineland men will face weapons and drug charges after a motor vehicle stop on Friday. Police there say that Juan Colon, Juan Velazquez, both of Vineland, and Juan Reyes, of Hammonton, were charged in the incident. Police say they found crack cocaine, heroin, and a .22 caliber revolver, along with ammunition. Bail…
The potential movement of the Presidential primary in New Jersey inched forward on Monday. A key Senate committee moved the bill forward, that would move the primary to the state’s regular primary date in June. The change is estimated to save New Jersey $12 million in 2012, by not having to hold a separate election…
Legislation to avoid prosecuting children passed through the Senate Committee on Monday. The bill came up after some children were found to send sexual explicit images and then get charged with child pornography. The measure would put these children into an educational program, where they can learn about the dangers of taking such action on…
A Millville man was arrested with possession of heroin. Police say on Friday Gregory Thomas Snell Jr. was spotted by police and ordered to stop based on a prior warrant. Snell was found with 100 bags worth of heroin on his person. He was charged with possession of heroin and other related offenses. Snell was…