A 24 year old Mays Landing man has been indicted on aggravated manslaughter charges in connection with the beating death of another man on Route 40 last month. Calvin Wiggins struck and killed 54 year old John Charlton of Mays Landing while Wiggins was involved in a domestic dispute. Charlton attempted to intervene in the…
Another beach community is now fighting the State’s plans to install protective dunes. Risden’s Beach in Point Pleasant Beach is a privately owned beach community and residents say the State’s plan is only a disguised attempt to have a public, and not private, beach. The NJDEP says it has no intentions nor any interests in…
A 35 year old Egg Harbor Township man has been indicted on charges that he beat his girlfriend to death with a hammer. Lashawn Smith was indicted on a murder count and other offenses in connection with November’s beating death of 28 year old Sarah Phillips. Smith remains in the Atlantic County Jail.
68 bears were killed Monday during the first day of a four-day bear hunt in New Jersey. The hunt is probably in its final year as Governor-elect Phil Murphy has pledged alternate ways to thin out the bear population in northern New Jersey.
A 29 year old Vineland man has been slapped with child endangerment charges by the city’s police department. Hassan E. Alvarez was arrested Friday and also charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact and another offense. Police have not released specific details about the alleged offense.
Governor Christie believes that the hearing before the United States Supreme Court on Monday dealing with sports betting went “great”. Christie talked with reporters after the hearing and remains optimistic sports betting will be legal in New Jersey. Only four states currently offer sports betting, including Delaware.
A New Jersey Assembly committee approved a bill Monday that sets certain parameters for flying unmanned aircraft, or drones. The bill makes it illegal for anyone to fly a drone at or over the legal limit for drunk driving. Other prohibited drone activities include the taking of wildlife, or operating a drone that interferes with…
New Jersey may have fared very well in its attempt to get a sports betting ban overturned. The United States Supreme Court heard arguments Monday morning in the case, and most in attendance believe that the Court could eventually overturn the ban. The Court is expected to issue its ruling sometime in the Summer of…
Dr. James Kauffman will not have gun charges dropped. NJ.com reports that the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that the charges will not be dropped. Kauffman pointed a gun at himself as authorities raided his office in Egg Harbor Township back in June. His wife, April, was murdered in their home five years ago; so…
The New York Giants have cleaned house, firing head coach Ben McAdoo and General Manager Jerry Reese. The Giants lost their 10th game of the season over the weekend and recently benched Super Bowl winning quarterback Eli Manning. McAdoo ends his stint in New York with a 13-15 record.