Middle Township Police have charged two Pennsylvania men with calling in a threat to shoot up the Wawa convenience store in Rio Grande. Police announced Joseph Vannauker of Levittown and Matthew Goldstein of Feasterville, both 18, were charged with creating a false public alarm and other offenses. The store was closed for several hours to…
A drowning has occurred at the Corson Inlet State Park. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a 21 year old Vineland man drowned at the Park Friday after being pulled from the ocean. The victim was a member of the Rowan University baseball team. The post Report: Drowning Confirmed at Corson Inlet State Park…
Nearly 14,000 acres have been charred by this week’s forest fire in South Jersey. State forestry officials say the fire is nearly contained, and no homes have been destroyed. The fire likely started by an illegal campfire. Graphic courtesy of New Jersey State Forest Fire Service. The post Forest Fire Continues to Burn, Largely Contained…
A South Jersey wildfire has now consumed over 11,000 acres and will likely spread before it is contained. State forest fire officials say there is smoke all over southern New Jersey from the fire that has required assistance from fire companies in Atlantic, Burlington, and Ocean counties. So far, there have been no injuries. The…
76 year old Anita Stenger of Avalon lost her life in a single vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Middle Township. Township Police say Stenger was driving on Hand Avenue in Cape May Court House when her vehicle crossed the center line, struck a tree, and flipped over. She was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center…
Stone Harbor will be appointing a municipal clerk and a registrar Tuesday. A resolution appearing on the Stone Harbor Council agenda is silent on the name of the clerk, while a separate resolution names Megan Brown as the new registrar for the municipality. Suzanne Stanford has been the long-serving clerk for the community for decades.…
Avalon will welcome a 94 year old World War II veteran to be its guest conductor at a Bay Atlantic Symphony patriotic concert on July 4th. Avalon resident Joe Reese will lead the orchestra in “Stars and Stripes Forever”. Avalon also plans one of the biggest fireworks displays on the East Coast, also on July…
A new wind farm off the southern New Jersey coastline will have an impact on local fisheries and navigation. NJ.com reports that the draft environmental impact statement has been released, and it shows little impact on tourism and marine life. And, there will be some noise to be heard onshore when the wind farms are…
A stubborn forest fire in the Wharton State Forest is sending smoke over the Garden State Parkway in Atlantic County Monday. 7,200 acres are burning and the early afternoon report suggests the fire is 45 percent contained. 18 structures are now threatened by the fire. The Mullica River and Lower Forde campgrounds are closed as…
The Sack ‘O Subs sandwich shop in Ventnor burned to the ground just over a week after it opened under new ownership. The sandwich shop caught fire over the weekend and took out apartments with it. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The post Fire Destroys Sandwich Shop in…