On Thursday Galloway Township Police arrested a 36 year-old woman for possession of marijuana during a traffic stop. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Donita Ford was found with over one pound of weed in her car after police stopped her for an equipment violation on West White Horse Pike in Galloway Township. The…
Another drug dealer with connections to a Mexican cartel was arrested on Thursday. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced the arrest of 43 year-old TeJohn Cooper of Galloway Township in a pre-dawn raid, conducted by the FBI, New Jersey State Police and local police from Ventnor and Atlantic City. Cooper was charged with drug trafficking of…
The St. Augustine boys basketball team fought hard until the end of the game, but lost in the Tournament of Champions semi-final round to Group IV champs Linden 59-56. The Linden squad, who beat Atlantic City last week in the state final game, played stingy defense and led 54-47 with less than three minutes left…
A Cape Atlantic League boys basketball team tries to do something tonight it’s never done in its history: Win a New Jersey Tournament of Champions basketball game. St. Augustine battles Linden this evening in a tournament semifinal game. The Hermits have been historically one of the best teams in South Jersey, but they are winless…
A 75-year-old man died on Wednesday after striking a utility pole in Egg Harbor Township. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Frank Cirillo of Hamilton Township drifted off the road while traveling east on Ocean Heights Avenue, struck a curb and then hit the utility pole. Police are investigating why Cirillo veered off the road…
The Associated Press reported that Frank Sinatra Jr., who followed in his father’s footsteps entertaining crowds in Atlantic City, died Wednesday at the age of 72. Sinatra died unexpectedly of cardiac arrest while on tour in Daytona Beach, Florida. Sinatra Jr. was born in Jersey City as the middle of three children of Frank Sr.…
One of Atlantic City’s assets will be sold at auction to help pay down the city’s debts. The Press of Atlantic City reports that at Wednesday night’s meeting, City Council voted 5-4 to put Bader Field on the auction block for a minimum bid of $155 million and put the money towards the city’s reported…
The Atlantic City Council is planning to make two moves that could bring much-needed funding to the city in the shadow of a takeover by the New Jersey state government. The Press of Atlantic City reports that at tonight’s council meeting, decisions could be made on dissolving the local MUA and selling the Bader Field…
The owner of a pro Donald Trump campaign sign says it has been defaced for the third time since it was constructed in late February. On Saturday at about 12:30 a.m. somebody set the sign on fire, which was extinguished by the Bargaintown Fire Company. The red, white and blue sign is 18 feet-long and posted…
A leading voice of opposition to offshore drilling near New Jersey’s coastline, U.S. Representative Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) on Tuesday applauded the Obama Administration’s reversal of their intentions to open parts of the Atlantic Ocean, including off the coast of Cape May County, for oil and natural gas drilling. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s…