A major detour will be in effect where the Parkway and Expressway meet in Atlantic County on Wednesday. Officials say the eastbound Atlantic City Expressway exit at milepost 38 to the northbound Garden State Parkway will be closed as part of ongoing improvements; detours will be in effect.
29 year old Mark Austin of Somers Point has been arrested after he fired a shot during a dispute that resulted in him being barricaded in his home for seven hours last Friday. Police say the apartment complex where Austin lives was shut down until the situation peacefully ended. There were no injuries.
Congressman Frank Lobiondo was a guest Thursday on “The Morning Show” on 98.7 The Coast, and spoke about his work to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) before the end of this year. LoBiondo is part of a working group that “trying to make sure that the re-authorization bill is reasonable and meets the…
Did you know it’s Bat Week? To commemorate the week, the South Jersey Transportation Authority has installed bat boxes at its two toll plazas on the Atlantic City Expressway and at its three maintenance yards. Bats are important as they eat many insects each night, pollinate flowers, and spread seeds that grow into new plants…
A 52 year old man was arrested at a Bridgeton motel, charged with two recent bank robberies including one last week in Mays Landing. Police say Thomas Allen was arrested without incident from a Days Inn. Allen is the man police believe robbed a branch of Ocean First Bank in Mays Landing last week.
New Jersey Congressman Frank LoBiondo will host a veterans enrollment clinic on Saturday at Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing. This will be the 15 clinic hosted by LoBiondo for South Jersey vets who are not yet rolled in the VA benefits and healthcare system.
Residents of South Jersey from Cape May to Camden Counties reported an audible boom and felt shaking and rumbling at about 10:30am Wednesday morning. The United States Geological Survey had no report of disturbances on its earthquake tracker, and officials at Langley Air Force Base and McGuire/Ft. Dix did not confirm any activity from their…
A branch of Ocean First Bank in Mays Landing was robbed Tuesday morning, and the suspect remains at large. Police in Hamilton Township say the man gave the teller a note and asked for cash; there were no injuries. He made off with an undetermined amount of cash.
Margate has struck a deal with state officials on a new drainage system and improvements for the dunes and the beach. The agreement will result in a drainage system on the beaches and dunes that will prevent problems that plagued this summer’s beach fill project that resulted in stagnant rainwater sitting on the beaches.
A section of Route 30 was closed heading into Atlantic City on Wednesday afternoon due to a car fully engulfed in flames. It took the Atlantic City Fire Department about 30 minutes to extinguish the flaming Ford sedan. The driver of the car, whose name was not released, was able to escape unharmed and no…