The high prices at the pump are making state residents cut back. A new poll released by Monmouth University says that 42 percent of those in the state are experience financial hardship due to higher gas prices. The numbers are four percent more than those polled in 2008, when gas topped out near $4 a…
The Coast Guard medevaced a 29-year-old man from an 86-foot fishing vessel 66 miles off the coast of Barnegat Light after he had an asthma attack Monday. Rescued was Joseph Barbosa, 29. The Coast Guard received a call at approximately 8:30 a.m. over VHF-FM channel 16 from the captain of the Ilha Brava reporting Barbosa was in…
Those responsible for a rash of burglaries in Middle Township have been caught. Police there announced the arrest of Paul P. Calfina, of the Villas, Frederick Hamilton, of the Villas, and Sharon Pearson, of Rio Grande. They were all charged in five burglaries. Bail was set at $50,000 in each case. Police say several of…
A shooting occurred Sunday night on the 100 block of North South Carolina Avenue in Atlantic City.The victim, was shot multiple times in the torso, and was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, after the incident at about 5:30 p.m. The victim’s idenity and condition have not yet been released. Atlantic City police…
A former police chief from Stone Harbor has passed away. Lower Township Police Chief Ed Donohue announced that his father, William Donohue has passed. Donohue worked his way up the ranks until he became the chief in 1974. A viewing was held on Sunday night at Radzieta Funeral Home. A burial service is being held…
A bill made it through an Assembly Committee to increase penalties on those using hand-held cell phones. The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee passed a measure that would illegal use of a hand-held wireless device as one that could result in reckless driving. Under current law, a person is guilty of death by auto…
The Assembly Education Committee will consider a four-bill charter school reform package on Monday. The bills require voter approval for charter schools, enables Rutgers University to authorize charter schools, installs strict oversight for charter schools and allows private schools to convert nonpublic schools into charter schools. The Assembly State Government Committee will also look at…
A big jackpot will be up for grabs on Wednesday. The Powerball Lottery is set for a $144 million drawing this week. There were no winners in the last drawing on Saturday. The last time a winning ticket was sold for over $100 million took place on April 6. The Powerball Lottery is a multi-state…
An Atlantic City man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for a 2010 armed robbery of an Atlantic City convenience store. Edwin Mercado will have to serve at least 85 percent of that sentence before parole becomes an option. Mercado plead guilty to entering the Babajan’s Deli with a shotgun and demanded…
A 36-year-old Hammonton man was sentenced on Friday to three years in prison for distribution of child pornography. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Anthony Alfred Giocoppo will be registered as a sex offender under Megan’s Law. Giacoppo entered the guilty plea on March 7 to second-degree distribution of child pornography. According to the release,…