On Thursday morning several homes needed to be evacuated in the Chelsea Heights section of Atlantic City. A private contractor hit a gas line near Crosson and Annapolis Avenues, near Fire Station No. 5, according to a report by the Press of Atlantic City. Students on the playground of a nearby elementary school were sent…
The Council on Local Mandates ruled on Wednesday that a New Jersey law requiring dashboard cameras on new police vehicles was unconstitutional. The ruling stated that the $25 surcharge for DWI convictions allowed by the law was not sufficient to cover the cost of mandatory installation of dashboard video cameras. The N.J. Council on Local Mandates…
The first of two Clean Ocean Action Beach Sweep events is coming to Wildwood Crest on Saturday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Wildwood Crest Adopt-A-Beach program consists of non-profit organizations or volunteer groups adopting one of the borough’s 42 beach street ends at the entrance to the beach, from the bike path…
An elevated risk of fire danger exists on Thursday as the spring wildfire season is underway. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says most fires are the result of human activity and urges the public to be extra cautious outdoors in order to reduce the risk of fires. Ninety-nine percent of wildfires are caused by people,…
On Wednesday morning New Jersey schools were forced to postpone PARCC testing for grades 3 to 11 due to a technical error. N.J. Education Commissioner David Hespe said the malfunction would not allow students to log on to the computerized tests. Pearson, the company who created the PARCC exams, said the glitch affected only students…
After several months of repair work, the A.J. Meerwald has been restored again and is ready for a season of touring throughout the region. The Upper Township Gazette reports that New Jersey’s official tall ship left the dry dock in Tuckahoe and sailed to it’s home port of Bivalve, along the Delaware River. The Meerwald travels…
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a Sunday morning shootout with police after a robbery in Vineland. Police arrested 31 year-old John Bain of West Landis Avenue, after a robbery at 1 a.m. on Sunday. Officers chased Bain and 31 year-old Richard Bard, Jr. of Bridgeton following the robbery. Bard allegedly shot…
Another milestone was reached on Monday by a local athlete in high school lacrosse. Lower Cape May’s Cole Blackley scored his 100th career goal in his team’s 13-9 victory over Egg Harbor Township. The senior midfielder had two goals and four assists in the game and became only the second Lower Cape May boys lacrosse player to…
After 35 seasons coaching boys basketball, Middle Township coach Tom Feraco is stepping down. Rumors circulating after the season were confirmed Tuesday morning in a statement issued by Middle Township Superintendent of Schools, Dr. David Salvo. The statement thanked Feraco for his accomplishments and read in part, “There are few people in the coaching profession…
The Lower Township Police Department announced on Tuesday that 35 year-old Carl Suit has been located and is safe and well. Police gave no details in the case, but thanked the public for their attention and assistance and that no further help is needed. Suit disappeared over two weeks ago and his car was recently found in a…