An Atlantic County woman was sentenced Friday for murdering her boyfriend inside their Egg Harbor Township home in 2006. Atlantic County Superior Court Judge Michael Blee sentenced Eileen Leone, 46-years-old, to 30 years of jail in a New Jersey State Prison for the June 29, 2006 murder of Darius Smith, 32, inside the Egg Harbor…
A Bridgeton man was indicted for human trafficking for sex of a child and two adults. An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Marcus Tukes, of Bridgeton, for human trafficking, endangering the welfare of a child, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance. He faces the potential of 20 years in prison.
A huge land auction is going to take place in Atlantic City on Thursday. The properties involved include a couple of bars and plenty of beach blocks. The sale is being run by AC Auctions. The hope is the sale will add a lot of money to the tax rolls, which is desperately needed for…
The Wildwood High girls basketball team will play Central Jersey champion Bound Brook in the state semifinal Group I basketball game on Thursday. The game will be played at Deptford High School at 4:00pm. Wildwood captured the South Jersey Group I basketball title Tuesday night on WCZT by defeating Haddon Township, 42-31.
The Ocean City girls basketball team captured the South Jersey Group III championship on Tuesday night. Ocean City knocked off CAL rival Mainland, 38-31 to win the championship at the Dixie Howell Gym. Alexis Paone lead Ocean City with 12 points. They will play Ewing, the Central Jersey Champions, Thursday evening at West Deptford High…
Wildwood Crest is the next town targeted to receive some upgrades in service from South Jersey Gas. The utility announced that construction work begins in Wildwood Crest next Monday with the installation of two and four inch yellow plastic natural gas mains. Work will be conducted on many streets in the Crest, including along Pacific…
Wildwood Crest is changing the location of some public mailboxes. Crest officials announced that the mailboxes are being moved to address safety concerns and vehicular traffic. The new locations for the public mailboxes will go into effect this Friday.
Atlantic City has received a small improvement in its financial rating. S&P Global Ratings improved the city’s rating from a CC to a CCC due largely to the state’s takeover of city government operations. Atlantic City also has a deal in place that results in a far less amount in a tax appeal to the…
Governor Christie is prepared to spend up to $15 million on an anti-drug campaign this year. NJ Advance Media reports that the campaign will be financed through refunded debt service and will spread the word about the dangers of various addictions and recovery options that are available. Christie will be featured in many of the…
The Wildwood Lady Warriors have won another South Jersey Group I championship. Wildwood defeated Haddon Township at the Warrior Gym in a game broadcast live on WCZT, 42-31. This Wildwood’s first South Jersey title since 2008 and the ninth under Coach Dave Troiano who has been at the helm of the program for nearly four…