Linwood Police are investigating a student at Mainland Regional High School who allegedly possessed a list of individuals he wanted to kill. The student was taken out of class on Friday and interviewed by police; the school was not locked down. ##
First the democrats, now the republicans. The Atlantic County Republican Party will be holding its annual convention at the Linwood Country Club on Saturday. Republicans in that county have no contested local races. Assemblyman Chris Brown is expected to gain support for the State Senate nomination. ##
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced it intends to prosecute 40 year old Kimberley Peschi, a school teacher at the Belhaven Avenue Middle School in Linwood. Peschi is accused of stepping on the back of a 12 year old student’s chair which pulled both the student and the chair to the ground. Peschi could face…
One of the area’s last record and music stores is going out of business this weekend. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Tunes store located on Route 9 in Northfield will be closing for good on Sunday evening. The business has been hurt by music downloads and online purchases. ##
Democrats in Atlantic County will gather again next week in an attempt to pick a second candidate for the New Jersey Assembly. A meeting has been scheduled in Egg Harbor City for March 28th to pick a candidate to run with incumbent Vince Mazzeo. ##
Atlantic County democrats held a lengthy meeting last night to select candidates for the upcoming elections, but they still did not agree on a second assembly candidate. Vince Mazzeo received one nomination, but the party was split on the second. A second vote will be held at a future date among democrats to get a…
A 31 year old South Jersey man has been indicted by a grand jury in Atlantic County for allegedly sexually assaulting a seven year old girl. James Ward of Bellmawr was indicted on nine criminal counts; he cared for the girl during a three year period in Brigantine. ##
A 29 year old Atlantic County man was killed during a one vehicle motor vehicle accident in Egg Harbor Township on Thursday. 29 year old Richard Blevins lost his life after his vehicle struck a tree on Leap Street. Blevins missed a stop sign and hit a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two men were arrested on drug possession in Atlantic City. Police there say they took Jonathan Devonish and Isiah Pettis, both of Atlantic City, into custody. Police recovered 140 bags of heroin, along with cocaine and marijuana packaged for sale from the pipe. Detectives received information regarding the distribution of narcotics in the 2000 block…
Vince Mazzeo has dropped out of the race for a State Senate seat in Atlantic County. Mazzeo will be replaced at the top of the legislative ticket by Freeholder Colin Bell. Mazzeo cited the recent death of his father and his increased duties with family and business as the main reason. He will instead run…