More than 200 students were moved out of their residential dwellings Sunday night at Stockton University due to a gas leak. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the students were not allowed back into their units as of Monday morning as crews investigated the leak. Students were relocated to Lakeside Lodge; South Jersey Gas…
Bill Baroni thought the traffic jam at the George Washington Bridge was part of a traffic study and not political retaliation. Baroni took the stand Monday morning in the Bridgegate trial and told the court room that there was no discussion about political retribution as being the reason why traffic was brought to a gridlock.…
Middle Township is looking for residents with an interest in landscaping and environmental preservation to serve on its Shade Tree Commission. In conjunction with Middle Township’s Public Works Department, the Shade Tree Commission regulates, plants, cares for and controls shade and ornamental trees and shrubbery along the streets, highways and public places of the township. Middle Township recently…
A rocket launch that should be visible from South Jersey was delayed for a technical glitch on Sunday night and rescheduled for Monday at 7:40 p.m. The Cygnus cargo spacecraft will resupply the International Space Station, and will launch from Wallops Island, Va. Monday night according to NASA’s website. The launch should be visible to South…
The bridge that connects Upper Township to Ocean City will be closed Wednesday night, into early Thursday morning. The Roosevelt Boulevard Bridge will be closed for about seven hours so crews can install concrete barriers on the bridge. South State Construction was awarded a $6.4 million construction contract to perform work on the bridge.
Students who attend Rowan University are being warned about an alleged sexual assault that occurred early Friday morning. A female student who had been drinking at a party recalls being walked home by a male student and when she woke up, she was being sexually assaulted. Police have little information about the suspect at this…
One of the defendants in the Bridgegate trial is expected to testify today. Bill Baroni is expected to take the stand in his own defense today. Baroni and Bridget Kelly are on trial for fraud and conspiracy in connection with a traffic shutdown near the George Washington Bridge that was caused for political retaliation.
The United States Coast Guard and the FBI will participate in security training exercises at the mouth of the Delaware Bay this week. The exercises will include small boats and aircraft; no live firing of weapons will occur. This training is not expected to interrupt normal recreational boating.
On Sunday morning the clerk at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Vineland was held up by a gunman who escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. Vineland police responded to the hotel on Landis Avenue, just west of Route 55, at about 2 a.m. Sunday. The robbery suspect first posed as a customer, then…
A former state senator from Atlantic County who was also a former chairman of the Casino Control Commission will speak on Tuesday night at a forum on the potential impact of casinos in North Jersey. Steven P. Perskie, who was instrumental in bringing casino gambling to Atlantic City, will discuss the controversial ballot question at a…