Another chain restaurant with ties to this region has shut its doors for good. The Bob Evans family restaurant in Millville closed for good on May 16th and the company says it will not open again. The Millville location of Bob Evans was one of 20 being closed nationwide; it was classified as “underperforming” by…
Some major changes this week at the Millville Police Department. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Wednesday that one of its investigators will now handle internal affairs at the department, and the mayor of Millville has elevated a member of the department to run its day to day operations. These actions follow a drunk…
On Sunday night the top ranking police officer in command of the Millville police station was arrested and charged with DUI and reckless driving. Lt. Edward Zadroga allegedly sideswiped another car while he was pulling out of the driveway of a local sports bar at about 10 p.m. There were no injuries in the accident.
Two big awards are going to help the Millville Airport. Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced a total of $625,000 in two federal funding grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to the Delaware River & Bay Authority for the Millville municipal airport. The funding will go towards the rehabilitation of runways and improvement of airport drainage…
Millville residents won’t see an increase to their city tax rate again. Commission there voted for the fifth year in a row to hold the line on taxes. The rate will keep at $1.26 per $100 of assessed property valuation. The proposed school budget in the community would increase that tax rate by one cent.
A man accused of killing a 9 week old baby was arraigned on Tuesday on charges including murder. Manuel Mikes is the step father of the victim of the murder; the infant’s death has been ruled a homicide by the New Jersey Medical Examiner’s Office. Police say there was blunt force trauma to the baby’s…
A33 year old Millville man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a nine week old baby girl. Police in the city say the killing occurred Friday morning. Manuel Mikes is the step father of the victim of the murder; the infant’s death has been ruled a homicide by the New Jersey Medical…
The Millville School District is getting a new assistant superintendent. Donna Meyers is leaving her job as principal of Schalick High School in order to take the job in the Millville district. Her salary will be $136,000 annually. Meyers replaces Stephen Burke who worked for the Millville district for the past four decades.
The police chief in the city of Millville is calling it a career. Thomas Haas announced that he’s retiring at the end of March after more than 30 years of service to his community. Haas has served as police chief of the city for the past five years. Millville officials say they will conduct an…
The Vice Mayor of Millville announced that he’s running for a seat on the Cumberland County Board of Freeholders. Jim Quinn announced that he will run on a ticket that includes current Freeholder Joseph Derella. Quinn has served on the Millville City Commission since 1997 and served as mayor for 12 years.