A grand jury in Atlantic County has indicted three individuals who escaped from a juvenile detention facility in Egg Harbor City last November, prompting a manhunt. Authorities announced that indictments were handed up against 19 year old Michael J. Huggins, a murder suspect, along with 18 year old Stephanie Woodley and 16 year old Raymir…
A woman who worked as a detective in the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has been handed an 18 month prison term for her role in a mortgage fraud scam. 38 year old Betsy Borges was handed the term by Judge Jerome Simandle regarding a property she used to own in Mays Landing.
It looks like Stockton University is ready to sell its Seaview Hotel and Golf Club. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a matter will be before the Board of Trustees on Monday, and a sale could be imminent. The Board approved a motion to negotiate for the sale of the property in closed session…
A 62 year old Upper Township man and six other individuals have all been indicted on charges connected to the murder of April Kauffman in Atlantic County. Pagans gang member Ferdinand Augello has been officially indicted for the murder of Kauffman, and with other drug trafficking charges. 52 year old Joseph Mulholland of the Villas…
A vehicle fire began the Easter weekend at the shore. The fire occurred near milepost 36 on the Garden State Parkway at around 6:30pm. The driver was able to escape the car with no serious injuries. A lane of the Parkway was closed for a short time to allow for the investigation and removal of…
A 53 year old woman was killed in Hammonton on Route 206 just before the weekend when her vehicle rear ended a tractor trailers. Police say the victim is from Waterford, and the accident occurred Thursday night. A section of the highway was closed, but has since reopened.
Forget about going online to shop at Toys ‘R Us, the website is done and stores will be closing soon. Toys ‘R Us locations in our region will be shutting their doors for good and the website has been taken offline. Customers are now taken to another website that discusses details of the liquidation sale.
Hirsch Singh is the clear frontrunner to earn the GOP nomination for the Congressional seat being vacated by Frank LoBiondo. Singh on Saturday won the endorsement from Atlantic County republicans, and has also won in Ocean, Burlington, and Camden Counties. Singh beat all other candidates handily in Atlantic County by at least greater than a…
Another brutal blow for the crews at Atlantic City Electric as the winter storm has knocked out power for well over 10,000 customers as of Thursday morning. Many of the outages are reported in Cumberland, Atlantic, and Salem counties. Only spotty power outages have been reported in Cape May County. Restoration will occur throughout the…
The longtime mayor of Brigantine will not seek re-election this year. Phillip Guenther has served as the mayor of the community for the past 25 years. Guenther will keep his job as the superintendent of the Atlantic County Special Services and Vocational School districts.