Three lawsuits have been filed in connection with separate hanging deaths at the Cumberland County Jail. The third was filed in behalf of the family of David Hennis, who hung himself in the jail nearly one year ago. Cumberland County, Jail Warden Robert Balicki, and corrections officers were named in the lawsuit.
An Air Quality Alert has been posted for Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland Counties for Friday from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection has declared the ozone action day due to hot and humid conditions with abundant sunshine. Ozone levels are expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups, including the…
Durand Glass will be adding about 100 new jobs at their plant on Wade Boulevard in Millville. Company officials say the expanded work force is needed because of new changes, new machines and processes. The new job openings are welcome news to officials in Cumberland County, with the state’s second-highest unemployment rate of 7.2 percent.
The State has drained a lake in Cumberland County. Elk Lake in Hopewell Township is being drained by the state due to safety concerns. There was a problem with an outlet pipe at a dam and state officials decided to drain the lake as a precaution. Elk Lake has been under state control for seven…
As heat and humidity continue to ramp up this week, the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Cape May, Atlantic and Cumberland Counties on Thursday from noon until 8 pm. Temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid 90’s with heat index values from 102 to 106 degrees. If possible,…
The Environmental Protection Agency has recommended that 31 Vineland residents who were evacuated from their homes last week, should not return for another two weeks. That’s how long it will take to complete the removal of 12,000 pounds of ammonia from a faulty refrigeration system at South Jersey Ice and Cold Storage. Twenty-five of the…
Tragedy along Route 47 in Maurice River Township. State Police say a 75 year old woman from that community was struck and killed by a pickup truck last Thursday afternoon along Route 47. Police say Nancy Bailey was struck by a truck near milepost 25.8. The driver of the truck pulled over immediately. No charges…
August 4th..that’s when the public will have two opportunities to tell Verizon why they are upset with landline phone service. Both public meetings will be held at the Estell Manor Elementary School on that day. Cumberland County residents have been very vocal about the lack of reliable landline phone service by Verizon. The Board of…
The threat of an ammonia leak is keeping 31 Vineland residents away from their homes until the problem is rectified. On Thursday seven houses near the South Jersey Ice and Cold Storage facility were evacuated when serious issues were found in their cooling system. The Environmental Protection Agency is assisting with the repairs but no…
New Jersey hospitals are facing a major cut to their state charity care funding in the new 2017 budget. The charity care program helps hospitals recover losses from uninsured and low-income patients who need emergency care and other services but have no means to pay for it. The charity care funding in the new budget…