The Cumberland County College Board of Trustees approved a tuition increase of nearly 4.5 percent on Thursday, raising the cost per credit from $113 to $118 for classes starting in the fall. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the annual budget for C.C.C. will drop for the second year in a row and enrollment…
A 27 year-old Vineland man was killed early Thursday morning after his car ran off the road. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Vineland resident Andrew Devecchis hit a tree after running off the southbound lane of Delsea Drive at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday. Vineland Police said the accident occurred between Forest Grove Road…
Two men were killed during a weekend traffic accident in Cumberland County. New Jersey State Police say the crash involved one vehicle that went off County Road 635 during the overnight hours Sunday morning. Two men from Bridgeton were killed in the accident which remains under investigation.
The news anchor for a southern New Jersey television station was critically injured during a motor vehicle accident Monday evening on Route 55. New Jersey State Police say Cara McCollum was injured when her vehicle veered off Route 55 and hit a tree head on. The accident occurred in Salem County near milepost 38. McCollum…
A Bridgeton man has been indicted in a murder that took place last spring. Quamere Redding was indicted on six counts, including murder. Authorities say that he killed Earikeem Lewis outside of a bar. He remains in state prison on $1 million bail. Police say they found a .380 caliber semi-automatic Bersa handgun on his…
Some rural areas of Cumberland County have continued to have poor landline service. Senator Jeff Van Drew has requested the BPU hold a public hearing on the matter in the 1st legislative district. Senator Van Drew made the request for a hearing on the Verizon service issues in a letter sent to BPU President Richard…
A new contract has been reached with the Millville Education Association for three years. The Board of Education there approved the contract on Monday, according to The Daily Journal. The deal will give 2.9 percent increases in every year of the deal and the contract is retroactive to when the contract ended on June 30,…
A winter storm warning has been posted from midnight on Monday night to Wednesday at 6 am. A potential exists for 4 to 8 inches of snow throughout South Jersey. Its possible the southern most end of Cape May County could see as little as two to three inches but up to eight inches remain…
A major drug trafficking ring has been broken up in Cumberland County. 16 adults were arrested right before the weekend and authorities were able to seize nearly a quarter of a million dollars in drugs. One and a half kilograms of heroin, 27 ounces of cocaine, and other drugs were confiscated. Authorities say numerous firearms…
One person is dead, four children injured following an accident this morning involving a school bus in Cumberland County. Authorities say the driver of a Toyota was killed when the vehicle hit a school bus, forcing the bus on its side. Four students from the Bridgeton area were taken to a regional hospital with various…