A body has been found in Hawaii and is reportedly that of a Marine from Egg Harbor Township. A television station in Hawaii reports that the body of 21 year old Tyler Weschler has been found. His family recently flew to Hawaii to search for Weschler after he came up missing. ##
A Lidl grocery store has been approved for a site in Egg Harbor Township. The Township’s planning board met Monday night and approved the new store to be located at the site of the Track Hebrew Academy. Construction will begin early next year. ##
One furniture store closes, and another furniture store moves in. The Gazette Leader reports that Surfside Casual Furniture will open its fifth location at the site of a former Bassett furniture store in Egg Harbor Township. This new store will be an expansion of another store located in Stone Harbor. ##
29 year old Robert Bilhardt of Egg Harbor Township admitted in court that he stabbed a 92 year old woman during a home invasion robbery. Bilhardt pleaded guilty to various charges including attempted murder, robbery, and burglary. He faces at least ten years behind bars when he is sentenced in May. ##
The investigation is underway in Egg Harbor Township into a Monday afternoon accident involving a motor vehicle and a child on a bicycle. The car was driven by 52 year old Kelli Bonner on Spruce Avenue right around 4 o’clock. The child was taken to a local hospital with moderate injuries.
A pair of men were arrested for separate incidents involving theft in Egg Harbor Township on Friday. Police there say they took Andrew Watts, of Galloway Township, into custody for burglary, theft, and criminal trespass for an incident that took place on Naples Ave. in West Atlantic City. Also arrested was John Melchiondo, of Egg…
A search warrant was executed at a motel in Egg Harbor Township on Friday. Adrien Lassiter was arrested and charged with possession of heroin and related offenses. As a result of the search warrant, 38 packets of suspected heroin were seized, along with paraphernalia. Also arrested was Zoraida Velez from Pleasantville. Velez was in the…
An Egg Harbor Township man died from injuries sustained during a traffic accident in Hamilton Township. Police say they responded to the intersection of Malaga Rd. and Jackson Rd. after a vehicle hit a tree. The early investigation found that Gregory Gellien Jr. was attempting to make a right turn when he lost control of…
A Tractor Supply store and a Dollar General are both coming to Egg Harbor Township this year. Both stores are expected to be constructed sometime in 2017 according to an announcement by a local official. The Tractor Supply store will be built at the intersection of the Black Horse Pike and Ridge Avenue.
A new report says a child in Egg Harbor Township brought a knife to school and a “kill list.” The Current of Egg Harbor Township reported that an 11-year-old was suspended on Feb 9 from the Dr. Joyanne D. Miller School. A student heard about the knife and told a parent who told school officials.