A guidance counselor in the Pleasantville school district has become the 13th individual to admit a role in a major health care benefits fraud scheme. The Press of Atlantic City reports that 31 year old Michael Pilate offered the guilty plea in federal court Thursday morning. Pilate could face tremendous restitution and prison time.
The number of people who want to see the Philadelphia Eagles win Sunday’s Super Bowl outweighs the number of people who want New England to win by a two to one margin. A new Monmouth University poll shows four out of ten Americans want the Eagles to win the game. The same poll shows only…
A man was killed by a New Jersey Transit train in Hammonton on Wednesday. Authorities say the man trespassed the train tracks and was killed early Wednesday evening. No one aboard the train was injured; service was suspended on the rail line last evening.
Vineland Police have charged a 34 year old woman with two drunk driving offenses in the same day, nine hours apart. Ita Marshall was involved in two drunk driving accidents on Sunday. One of the accidents occurred at a CVS Pharmacy.
Wednesday provided a good evening of basketball for the Ocean City teams. The boys defeated Cedar Creek to win their seventh straight game, 81-49, while the girls team also beat Cedar Creek, 51-30. In a game broadcast live on WCZT, Lower Cape May knocked off cross county rival Cape May Tech, 69-56. Patrick Holden scored…
A car that was stolen from Wilmington, Delaware was driven to Hamilton Township where it was set on fire next to the dam for Lake Lenape. Hamilton Township Police say the car was discovered around 2am on Wednesday. The fire was extinguished; there are no leads on who stole the car and drove it to…
A Russian jetliner that was headed to Cuba had to land at the Atlantic City International Airport Wednesday morning because it was low on fuel. The plane landed during the early morning hours Wednesday with 294 passengers on board. Boarder Protection in the United States was called in to manage the situation.
One New Jersey lawmaker wants the State to ban the sale of menthol flavored cigarettes. Assemblyman Herb Conaway says the menthol placed in some cigarettes is addictive and the reason why some people continue to smoke. New Jersey would be the first state in the union to enact a ban.
Authorities have arrested two New York men in connection with a half dozen bank robberies in the Garden State, including one in this area. 41 year old James Buccanfuso and 38 year old Sergei Demidenko are charged in connection with a robbery at a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Galloway. The men would split the…
Governor Phil Murphy met Wednesday with Atlantic City officials to further discuss the state takeover of the city’s finances. Murphy was in the gaming resort to sign an executive order regarding wind energy and discussed the takeover of the city with Mayor Frank Gilliam. Murphy says the state needs to have a better partnership with…