Former Ocean City High School athletic director Christine Lentz was acquitted of official misconduct charges by a jury on Friday. Lentz was accused of hacking into the email account of a school superintendent with an iPad. Lentz retired after a 30-year career with the school district.
Voter fraud allegations from the mayor of Atlantic City right before the city’s election. Republican Mayor Don Guardian says the fraud involves absentee ballots, alleging dead people are being allowed to vote. Guardian wants his county prosecutor’s office to investigate.
A massive beach fill project in Ocean City is underway. City officials say the dredge “Texas” began pumping sand on the beaches Thursday night. Ocean City will get 1.3 million cubic yards of sand on its beaches from Seaspray Road to 13th Street.
The County plans to replace the railings on the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City, and that will require an overnight closure of the bridge to prep for the work. County officials announced that the bridge will be closed during the evening and early morning hours of November 10th-11 to allow for…
New Jersey democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy has given the media all of two hours to view his tax returns online. Murphy believes this provides “transparency and openness”; he made over $4 million last year.
If your travels take you well up the Garden State Parkway, be aware of an emergency lane closure. Parkway officials announced Friday that emergency bridge repairs are needed northbound just above milepost 109. A backhoe accidentally caused damage to the bridge and it must be repaired.
The official misconduct trial of former Ocean City High School athletic director Christine Lentz has reached closing arguments. Lentz is accused of spying on a superintendent’s iPad in order to gain an upper hand in contract negotiations. Lentz’s attorneys say she spied in the co-worker’s email account for personal reasons.
The Middle Township field hockey team advanced to Friday’s South Jersey Group I title game by knocking off top seed Williamstown, 3-2 on Wednesday. The Lady Panthers will battle Schalick Friday at 2pm for the South Jersey title; Middle beat Schalick last year for the championship, 7-2. For more, see Brian Cunniff’s report on CoastSportsToday.com.
A 24 year old Sicklerville man was arrested after he was spotted in a domestic assault against his girlfriend Thursday morning on Route 40 in Hamilton Township. Police say Calvin Wiggins also assaulted a good samaritan who attempted to intervene in the fight. The man whom Wiggins assaulted suffered critical injuries. Wiggins is currently in…
Closing arguments are underway in a federal court in the corruption trial of Senator Robert Menendez. Some priests formed a circle outside of the courtroom on Thursday to pray during a break in the proceedings. Menendez is accused of accepting lavish gifts from a friend and a political supporter.