The owner of Charlie’s Bar and Restaurant in Somers Point passed away at his home Saturday morning. 65 year old Jack Thomas of Linwood was the beloved owner of the bar and patrons gathered over the weekend in his memory. ##
A Vineland man who robbed a city shoe store in May while using a box cutter has been arrested. City police announced the arrest of 56 year old Rodney J. Gibson who was charged with robbery and other offenses. He robbed a Payless Shoe Store by pulling out the knife and demanding cash. ##
There was a deadly accident between a motorcycle and a car on Route 49 in Salem County over the weekend. Authorities say the man on the bike lost his life when his motorcycle collided with a Nissan heading south on Telegraph Road near the old Marlboro Farm Market. ##
A new chain of grocery stores that will open in our region has begun the process of hiring new staff. Lidl will be opening stores in Millville, Egg Harbor, Vineland, and Upper Deerfield, along with other places in New Jersey. Manager and supervisor positions will be filled initially. ##
An Atlantic County psychic and her son have been accused of doping an elderly man out of $147,000, promising to clean his soul. Authorities say Sally Wando and her son, Frank Marco, are facing theft and conspiracy charges. The money was transferred by the victim into an account belonging to a car dealership, owned by…
New Jersey State Police are searching for a 55 year old man who is reported missing from Dennis Township. Police say they are looking for Stephen Tedesco, who was last seen walking along Route 47 in Dennis Township on Wednesday. He left a group home in the Township and was exhibiting strange behavior shortly before…
The North Wildwood Beach Patrol has announced that all beaches will be guarded during the upcoming Labor Day weekend holiday. Five beaches will be guarded after the weekend, with seven more guarded the following weekend as the summer season winds down. ##
The former chief of the Audubon Park Fire Department will be spending six years in prison for distributing child pornography from a computer at the fire house. The New Jersey Attorney General announced that John Terruso of Marlton used a file sharing network to share the images of kiddie porn. ##
The Wildwood Fire Department responded to a residential fire on East Andrews Avenue early Friday afternoon. Fire officials say the blaze was contained to the kitchen area in a third floor unit. The fire was extinguished, no injuries are reported. Damage estimates are in the neighborhood of $5,000. ## Photo from Wildwood Fire Department
A man who robbed a branch of PNC Bank in Orange, New Jersey was shot and killed by a sheriff’s detective who happened to be nearby the robbery. Authorities in Essex County say the suspect was armed with a handgun and refused orders to stop for authorities before he was shot. The man’s name is…