Vehicular homicide charges have been dropped against an Atlantic County woman who was behind the wheel of a car that crashed and killed three occupants in 2014. The Press of Atlantic City reports that a judge has dismissed charges against Melissa Rodriquez who crashed her car into a New Jersey Transit bus in Pleasantville in…
Another big night for the Wildwood boys basketball team. Wildwood got 38 from Kyion Flanders and defeated Clayton, 94-79. Trayvon Young scored 21, Justin Soto 17 for the Warriors. The Wildwood girls team also picked up a win last night, beating Clayton, 47-33. Sisters Maddie McCracken and Mackenzie McCracken scored all but two of the…
Ocean City officials have authorized a public bid on a park project that will replace two former gasoline stations. Council met last night and authorized the bid to create the park at 9th Street. The city previously bought the land from the two owners where closed gasoline stations sit today. Bids will be opened on…
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin will join fishing industry leaders on Friday to fight proposed cuts in the summer flounder catch this year. Martin will attend a press event in Point Pleasant Beach on Friday morning to discuss the proposal to cut the flounder catch by 40 percent. Various state legislators…
Four men have been charged with forgery after they tried to cash a bad check at a branch of TD Bank in Ocean City. Ocean City Police say the four men are all from the Bronx, and attempted to cash the check Wednesday afternoon. Police say they found cash, fraudulent documents, and a printing device…
A Trenton man admitted to breaking into a house to drink a bottle of whiskey, and grab a shower for good measure. 28 year old Antwan Whiting pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful entry to an offense that occurred on October 1st. Whiting will be sentenced for the break in, drinking, and the shower…
Shots fired in Millville Wednesday night resulted in a 23 year old man being shot in the leg. The shooting occurred on North 2nd Street late Wednesday night. Police say the victim was driven to a local hospital and the gunman remains at large. Police continue to investigate.
The State’s new bail system resulted in the release of a child sex offender from Ocean County. 20 year old Christopher Wilson of Little Egg Harbor was released after a Superior Court judge ruled that he did not pose a threat to the public. Now, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office is trying to get that…
New Jersey added just over 3,000 jobs in December bring down the unemployment rate again. The state Labor Department announced that the new unemployment rate is 4.7 percent from 5 percent. Private sector job growth in 2016 was just shy of 15,000 jobs, according to the state. The new state unemployment rate is the same…
The Ocean City Police Office at 46th St. will be closed for about a month beginning on Monday. All services and the ability to get P.O. Box mail will be available at the post office location at 859 Ocean Ave. in Ocean City. The 46th St. location will be closed to under renovations.