State Police and emergency vehicles have responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a big truck on the Garden State Parkway. The accident was reported early this afternoon at milepost 11.4 of the Parkway in the southbound lanes. Another passenger vehicle may have been involved in the accident and the Middle Township Ambulance Squad responded.…
A motor vehicle stop led to the discovery of 600 bags of heroin by Atlantic City Police. The stop was made on the 900 block of Caspian Ave on Thursday afternoon. Curtis Nichols of Bridgeton was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and possession with the intent to distribute. Nichols was placed in…
An 18-year-old man from Atlantic City was shot on Thursday night. Police there say they found Azaiah Grisom on the 400 block of Madison Ave. The victim was taken to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center for an non-life threatening injury. The incident remains under investigation. No other information is available at this time.
Governor Chris Christie will not become the new attorney general for the United States. President-elect Donald Trump has selected Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to become this country’s new top law enforcement official. Christie had been rumored to be a possible selection for attorney general until the recent decision in the “Bridgegate” case.
Middle Township has broken ground on a new school project. Students and parents attended an event Thursday at Middle Township Elementary School Number One to celebrate the construction of a new annex; the old annex was built four decades ago. Construction crews are expected to arrive next week; it will take about a year to…
Shovels are in the ground for a new middle school project in Vineland. Construction is now underway on the Lincoln Avenue Middle School which will help educate over 600 students in sixth through eighth grades. The school was first discussed 13 years ago; it will be 99,000 square feet in size.
The presidential transition team is coming to New Jersey. The Washington Times reports that President-elect Donald Trump will be holding some transition meetings today at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster. Trump is expected to spend the weekend at the golf course.
For the second time in his young career, Millville’s Mike Trout is the American League Most Valuable Player. Trout won the award Tuesday night, two years after he won his first MVP. Trout said he was “speechless” after receiving the award again. He led the majors with a .441 on base percentage.
Middle Township Police have arrested one person in connection with a robbery at the Beach House Motel in Rio Grande on Tuesday morning. Police apprehended 28 year old William Murray of the Villas who robbed a woman in room 132 of the motel with the assistance of another man. Murray was charged with second degree…
The Avalon Free Public Library has been named a five-star library for the ninth consecutive year. The Library earned the designation from Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service. Only three other libraries in the Garden State also earned the five-star ranking.