Governor Christie has joined the chorus of New Jersey lawmakers who want President Trump to reconsider his position on offshore drilling. Christie, along with New Jersey Senators Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, are all asking Trump not to permit offshore drilling for fuel as it risks both the environment, and tourism economy.
A 71 year old Green Creek man suffered an ankle injury when he fell into a collapsed cesspool. Middle Township Police announced that Vincent Deprinzio was inspecting his cesspool when the dirt he was standing on collapsed Friday morning. Deprinzio was assisted out of the hole by first responders and transported to a local hospital…
About 50,000 customers of two separate power companies in the State have been without power for hours on Friday due to various mechanical and technical issues that turned the lights out before sunup. Customers of PSE&G and JCP&L lost power in northern and central New Jersey; however, those outages did not extend to our region.
A former teacher at a Vineland elementary school has been charged with being in possession of hundreds of files of child pornography. New Jersey Attorney General Christopher Porrino announced that 38 year old Thomas Guzzi Jr. of Pitman was charged with possessing the files, which included secret videos he made of young boys using a…
A three-vehicle motor vehicle accident in Lower Township Thursday afternoon resulted in one injury. Lower Township Police say a section of Route 9 in Erma was temporarily closed to traffic following the accident that involved a car, cargo van, and a box truck. The driver of the car, 32 year old Brittani M. Roach of…
Habitat for Humanity of Cape May County has received some generous donations after some tools were stolen from a construction site in Middle Township during the Christmas holiday. Among those donating were the Avalon Lions Club, which gave the group a $1,000 check. One donor dropped off a new set of Dewalt drills, purchased specifically…
A South Jersey Gas renewal project is coming to Ocean City. City officials announced this week that a natural gas main project will begin on January 24th and be wrapped up on May 1st. The project will begin near where Roosevelt Boulevard meets Bay Avenue and will continue up 34th Street. There will be a…
The United States Coast Guard rescued a fisherman who became ill on a boat about 60 miles away from Atlantic City early Thursday morning. Officials say the Delaware Bay commander center was notified about the ill fisherman on the boat “Illusion”. The man was taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Police in Somers Point arrested a 27 year old man and charged him with being in possession of 250 bags of heroin, and some pot. Matthew Gonzales was arrested this week after police found him with the drugs and over $4,000 in cash. The arrest was made on Chapman Boulevard.
A pedestrian motor vehicle accident has resulted in the death of a 69 year old man from Dennis Township. William Price was struck by a vehicle Wednesday night at the intersection of Routes 9 and 550 by a car driven by 29 year old Steven Lockwood of Seaville. Lockwood has not been charged pending the…