The South Jersey Transportation Authority released their 2015 report and it revealed some interesting facts about the use of the Atlantic City Expressway. The report showed an increase in use of the roadway over 2014, but traffic through the Pleasantville Toll Plaza decreased for the sixth straight year. This suggests that more drivers travelled the…
A bipartisan bill to invest in estuary restoration that Reps. Frank LoBiondo and Rick Larsen of Wahington introduced is headed to President Obama’s desk for his signature. The House and Senate have agreed to the legislation that reauthorizes the National Estuary Program through 2021, funding local efforts to restore and protect sensitive estuaries and their…
Cape May County Freeholders were ready to replace their home-healthcare provider at their Tuesday meeting, due to alleged deficiencies in service. However, the board tabled their resolution after the provider, Ocean City-based Home Care Specialists, said they did not have sufficient notice about those deficiencies so they could be addressed. The company provides home-based health care…
Don’t even think about skipping tolls on the Atlantic City Expressway, or you will be caught. The South Jersey Transportation Authority has announced a crackdown on toll cheats in a partnership with New Jersey State Police. Interchanges along the Expressway that have a record of toll cheats will be targeted, beginning on May 1st.
On Tuesday afternoon a brush fire burned 95 acres in Winslow Township, Camden County. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service fought the blaze on Piney Hollow Road near Banger’s Gun Club. Officials closed the road between Route 322 and Mays Landing Road. The fire service said that the brush fire was 75 percent contained by 5:30 p.m.…
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for South Jersey and Delaware for Tuesday afternoon until 9 p.m. at night. Strong, gusty winds are possible along with heavy rain, frequent lightning and possibly hail. The storms connected with a cold front will move from northwest to the southeast through early evening.
A 20 year-old Pleasantville woman was arraigned Monday on charges of vehicular homicide in a 2014 Memorial Day accident that killed three teenagers. Melissa Rodriguez, who was 18 at the time of the accident, pleaded not guilty to the charges in Superior Court. Rodriguez was driving with five of her friends when her vehicle collided…
A 28 year-old Atlantic City school teacher who was fired after breaking up a student fight, got his job back on Monday. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the local school board voted unanimously to reinstate physical education teacher Phillip Eisenstein, after he appealed his firing in October for allegedly using excessive force when…
A Riverside man who shot and killed a 35 year-old Galloway Township woman Saturday night at a birthday party appeared in court on Monday via video. Police arrested 42 year-old Darren Winningham and charged him with murder and other weapons offenses after he shot Nikita Cross during a birthday party she attended at his house…
On Saturday night a 35 year-old Galloway Township woman was shot and killed at a family birthday party in Riverside. The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said Nikita Cross, of Galloway Township, was shot in the chest at about 11 p.m. Saturday and later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Charged with murder in the shooting was…