New Jersey State Troopers were sent to the wrong home during a 911 call and wound up shooting a 76 year old occupant of a residence in Upper Deerfield Township. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating the shooting of 76 year-old Gerald Sykes who fired a shotgun through a sliding glass door at…
A shooting incident involving New Jersey State Police Saturday morning in Upper Deerfield. The Daily Journal reports that troopers exchanged gunfire with a subject outside of a home during a 911 call. No troopers were shot, but the subject was injured.
Vineland Police were called on Tuesday for a reported business alarm. An officer arrived on scene at the 600 block of Landis Ave. and found a subject who took off running. Eventually Stanley Hannah Jr., of the 300 block of Axtell Ave. was arrested. Hannah has possession of a number of credit cards that didn’t…
Some residents of Vineland are going to have to evacuate their homes on Wednesday. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are asking residents to prepare to leave their homes on Wednesday and move their pets somewhere safe because of ammonia removal at Vineland Ice and Storage. The EPA is coming in because he refrigeration systems were…
Officials are expected to meet this week to talk about the closing of the Progresso plant in Vineland. The announced closing would eliminate 370 local jobs. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, Congressman Frank LoBiondo, and State Senator Jeff Van Drew will likely meet with local officials to talk about what can be done to keep the…
A tentative deal has been reached in a payout for the killing of man by Bridgeton police. 36-year-old Jerame Reid was shot and killed in 2014, but a grand jury did not indict either officer in the shooting. Reid’s infant son would get $1.5 million in payments once he turns 18. His widow would get…
A huge fire in Vineland damaged a vacant home on Saturday morning. Five fire companies were called in to assist. Firefighters arrived on the scene just after 2:15 a.m. to the 500 block of North West Ave. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. There was no report on any injuries.
Churches and other non-profit organizations in Cumberland County are eligible for emergency aid through the M25 Initiative. The funding will provide aid to these groups who help operate cooling centers for local residents who do not have access to air conditioning. The cooling centers must provide access to filtered or bottled water, but no other…
A huge blow to nearly 400 families in the Cumberland County area. Employees of the company that makes Progresso Soup were told Thursday morning that the plant will be closing and they will be out of work. Progresso operations are closing in Vineland, Ohio, and other areas as part of a corporate restructuring. Vineland was…
It’s official, the hottest weekend of the year is coming. The National Weather Service has posted an Excessive Heat Watch for all of South Jersey from Saturday morning through Sunday afternoon. The heat watch will be in effect from 11 a.m. Saturday until 6 p.m. Sunday. Air temperatures each day will be in the mid…