A forest fire that started Tuesday afternoon in Cumberland County scorched over 75 acres and took out four mobile homes. Forestry officials say the fire was located in Maurice River Township near Route 49. The fire may have started in a private structure. Overnight rain is expected to help firemen douse the flames.
A small fire caused some damage at a Cumberland County car dealership on Monday afternoon. State Police say a fire broke out at Fine Cars Inc. located on North Pearl Street in Upper Deerfield Township. The fire was declared under control less than an hour after it started. So far no word on a cause…
Funeral services for Miss New Jersey 2013 Cara McCollum will be held in her Arkansas hometown on Saturday. McCollum tragically lost her life at age 24, after her car crashed into several trees off Route 55 back on President’s Day. According to her obituary, McCollum’s family is planning to hold a memorial service in New…
Residents in rural areas of South Jersey served by Verizon, will have a chance to speak to the NJ Board of Public Utilities about their service complaints at a special public hearing. State Senator Jeff Van Drew requested the hearing, which will be scheduled in Cumberland County, where over 500 complaints have been registered for…
The heavy rains and gusty winds of Wednesday night’s storm took a toll in South Jersey. Nearly 20,000 customers of Atlantic City Electric lost power throughout Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland Counties. A peak wind gust of 54 mph was measured at the Atlantic City Airport. Hamilton Township and Margate residents were the most affected in…
A 27 year old Cumberland County man has been busted on child pornography charges. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Esau Rios-Osorio was arrested this week after numerous images and videos of child pornography was found on his computer; he also shared the pornography on file sharing networks. Rios-Osario was jailed on $100,000 cash…
The 24 year-old Miss New Jersey 2013 has died from critical injuries sustained in last Monday’s car crash on northbound Route 55. Cara McCollum of Margate, the former pageant winner and television news anchor passed away early Monday morning, according to the latest update from a group Facebook page, “Prayers for Cara”. The post said…
A fatal motor vehicle crash claimed a life in Vineland. Police there say that Rogelio Vega, of Vineland was traveling west on Landis Ave. when the driver for some reason lost control of the vehicle which crossed over into the the east bound land, leaving the roadway and striking several trees. A rear seat passenger,…
Tuition is going up this summer at Cumberland County College. The college announced that its per credit tuition fee will increase by five dollars as of July 1. The actual budget of the college is going down this year by a little more than two percent.
On Thursday Gov. Chris Christie asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to issue a disaster declaration for Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Ocean counties, to help cover the cost of damages from the winter storm of January 23rd. According to the Press of Atlantic City report, the declaration will provide low-interest loans for repairs to…