Three people have been arrested for entering a home in the Villas last Saturday, stealing items, and then trying to sell the items at a local pawn shop. Lower Township Police say the burglary occurred at a home on East Drumbed Avenue in the Villas. Arrested and charged were 27 year old Karl Knoyer of…
Two years of financial shortfalls in the Woodbine School District were apparently caused by accounting errors and the improper budgeting of health insurance costs. NJ.com reports that the district wound up with deficits of over $700,000 in both 2013 and again in 2014. The Office of the State Auditor released its audit of the Woodbine…
Ocean City Police are searching for a man who stole hundreds of dollars from the Playland Castaway Cove on the city’s boardwalk last Saturday. The attraction was open selling tickets and a man stole money that was left unattended in a deposit bag. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact Ocean…
A couple of spots in South Jersey were featured in a recent Huffington Post article. The article is titled “20 Unsung But Fantastic Reasons to Visit Southern New Jersey Now.” Cape May, Somers Point, and Haddonfield were filled in the reasons. The Cape May reasons involved trolley tours, Victorian Homes, and Cape May Brewery (even…
A new report says residents in Atlantic City are facing a 13 percent tax increase from last year. The Press of Atlantic City says when taking into account county, school, and library taxes, the rate is going up close to 13 percent from 2015. In total, taxes in the city has risen 113 percent from…
A group of workers on Tuesday rallied at the Newark Airport seeking a $15 an hour minimum wage. There were rallies across the country on Tuesday seeking a higher minimum wage. There was a sit-in at Terminal C. Worker at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey venues must be paid at least $10.10…
A decision will come this week whether there will be a special prosecutor to look into a complaint against Gov. Chris Christie regarding Bridgegate. A judge said on Wednesday that a decision will come before the end of the week. A former firefighter from Wayne levied the complaint against Christie saying he knew about the…
Two New Jersey State troopers saved the life of an elderly man at the Atlantic City International Airport last Friday after the man suffered a cardiac episode. Sergeant Robert Varnadore and Patrolman Michael Sitarik administered CPR to the 80 year old man who collapsed in the rental car area of the airport. The victim produced…
Four people have been charged in connection with a home invasion robbery and assault in Lower Township last week. Police say four individuals entered a home located in the 200 block of Arbor Road in the Villas and assaulted individuals inside before taking cash. The suspects have been identified as 25 year old Marcus Wright…
The National Weather Service has posted a Dense Fog Advisory in effect this morning until 9 o’clock. Fog has blanketed the Jersey coastline in advance of the potential of more rain and thunderstorms later today. Mild temperatures are in the forecast today before the storms roll through and cooler temperatures prevail through the weekend.