Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae received unanimous support in the State Senate Monday to continue working in her position. The Senate voted 34-0 to reappoint Webb-McRae to the job. She is the first African American, and the first woman, to told the job of prosecutor in Cumberland County.
Vineland Police say five children were taken to the hospital as a precaution following an accident Monday morning that involved a school bus. The crash occurred near Oak and Orchard roads and involved a car that was attempting to pass, which struck the school bus. Vineland Police are continuing their investigation.
A bill sponsored by Senators Jeff Van Drew to extend the urban enterprise zone (UEZ) designation for an additional two years for Bridgeton and four other cities in the state, which are scheduled to expire at the end of 2016, was approved Thursday by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. The bill (S-2670) would authorize…
A man who was killed during a motor vehicle/pedestrian accident in Vineland has been identified. Police there say that John Temperino was the man killed in the accident. The 71-year-old was killed on the 2200 block of North Main Rd. The driver of the vehicle didn’t stop. No other details have been released at this…
A vehicle drove into the side of a church Sunday night in Upper Deerfield Township, Cumberland County. Authorities say the crash at the Wells of Salvation God the Father Church destroyed a good part of the building. State Police say a pickup and a tractor trailer collided, sending the vehicles into the church. There were…
A bill sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew to extend the urban enterprise zone (UEZ) designation for an additional two years for Bridgeton, Camden, Newark, Plainfield, and Trenton, which are scheduled to expire at the end of 2016, was approved Monday by the Senate Economic Growth Committee. The billnwould authorize qualifying retail businesses in the…
It’s 65 years in prison for a Cumberland County man who beat a 29 year old woman to death with a hammer and left her body in the woods. 36 year old Omar Galvez received a guilty conviction on Friday for the killing of Jennifer Cruz Chavez in August, 2014 in Fairfield Township. Galvez…
Cumberland County has issued its first Code Blue warnings. A Code Blue has been activated for Friday and Saturday nights. There will be warming centers opened in Bridgeton, Millville, and Vineland, as a result. The effort attempts to provide the homeless with a place to go when temperatures get to below freezing.
A candlelight vigil was held Thursday evening to remember the life of New Jersey State Trooper Frankie Williams who was killed earlier this week in an accident on Route 55. Hundreds of friends and family appeared at the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Department to honor Williams. His mother told the crowd that Frankie was a hero…
A teacher who was charged with child porn charges has resigned. The Daily Journal reports that Thomas Guzzi Jr. has stepped aside as the school district was going after him with tenure charges. Over 100 files of child pornography were found on his personal computer and he was charged earlier this year. The paper reports…