Cumberland County officials are looking for volunteers to help with the homeless population this winter. The Cumberland County Code Blue Coalition has put out the call for churches and local organizations to host overnight warming centers from Nov. 1st through March. In December of 2013 a 50 year-old man died after getting caught in the…
A 31 year-old Millville man was charged with four armed robberies, in addition to several other armed robberies in Vineland that landed the suspect in jail. Police say that that William R. Campbell allegedly committed four robberies from Oct. 4th to Oct. 18th at four different businesses in Vineland at gunpoint. Campbell received an additional…
A couple were sentenced in the torching of a historic diner in Bridgeton. Andrew Webster and his wife Brenda plead guilty to burning the property down for insurance money. Andrew Webster was given 20 months in prison. Brenda Webster was given three years probation and six months of home confinement. The two destroyed Angie’s Bridgeton…
Bills to streamline the approval process for aquaculture businesses in New Jersey, including oyster farming, were unanimously approved by the state legislature last week and sent to Gov. Christie for his signature. The bills were sponsored by Sen. Jeff Van Drew, with the intention of growing the state’s aquaculture industry and boosting oyster production. The…
A 32-year-old Millville man died Wednesday after his car crashed and burst into flames. NJ.com reports that the crash occurred around 6:52 p.m. Wednesday, when the man’s car hit a tree on the 400 block of Hogbin Road and burst into flames. The man, whose identity has not been released, was trapped inside his 2005…
On Monday demolition of the former Newcomb Hospital in Vineland began as the first step to a massive renovation project. Most of the old hospital will be leveled but some portions will be renovated and joined with new construction to create an assisted and independent-living facility for seniors, veterans and the disabled. Work on the…
On Monday Vineland officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking for their $18 million Landis Square development project at the corner of Landis and East Avenues. The actual construction of the project will not begin for about two years and will take another year to complete. Plans call for construction of 71 “luxury living” units for senior…
A 50 year old man who used to work at the South Woods State Prison as a corrections officer has been indicted on allegations that he repeatedly sexually abused a child. Richard Briggs of Williamstown allegedly abused the child on various dates in Hopewell Township. The assaults allegedly occurred back in 1989. Briggs has been…
On Sunday morning the clerk at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Vineland was held up by a gunman who escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. Vineland police responded to the hotel on Landis Avenue, just west of Route 55, at about 2 a.m. Sunday. The robbery suspect first posed as a customer, then…
A robbery has shut down Cumberland County College Friday morning. WPVI-TV reports that someone robbed a Subway Restaurant at the college and the college was shut down as a precaution. The college sent out a notification saying the campus is in lock down, and advised students to stay put, and secure. The robber allegedly has…