One of the three finalists for this season’s American League MVP is Mike Trout from Millville and the Los Angeles Angels. Trout won MVP honors in 2014 and finished second in 2015, 2013 and 2012. The other two finalists are Boston Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts and Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve. The…
Stockton University has launched a nationwide search for a new athletic director. Current A.D. Lonnie Folks has been promoted to the university’s director for athletic development and program expansion. Folks has been working at Stockton since 1999, when he was hired as the school’s director of athletic operations. During Folks’ tenure, Stockton has seen tremendous…
A 55 year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced for crimes of sexual assault on a 14 year-old boy. Nestor J. Echevarria was charged with sexually assaulting the boy while he slept over at his home on Jan. 8th, 2012. Echevarria was sentenced to ten years in prison, and will be on parole supervision for life…
Ocean City has a new fire chief. James P. Smith is replacing Chris Breunig as the fire chief upon Breunig’s retirement. Smith has served Ocean City as its deputy chief for the past four years. He will retain his current salary of $137,000 during his probationary period.
Two Middle Township residents have been indicted by a grand jury on drug charges. The Press of Atlantic City reports that 28 year old Angel L. Davis and 47 year old Dwayne N. Wakefield of Whitesboro have been indicted on drug and child endangerment offenses. Six children were in their home when authorities executed a…
A court ruled on Monday that the full New Jersey Pinelands Commission must review a proposal to extend a natural gas pipeline to the B.L. England power plant in Upper Township. The 22 mile pipeline would allow the plant to convert from coal to natural gas. The issue brought the attention of many politicians including…
The Vineland Police Department has been slapped with a civil lawsuit totaling $10 million in connection with the death of Phillip White. White was a 32 year old Vineland resident who attempted to take an officer’s pistol while being placed in custody; White died en route to a hospital. A Cumberland County grand jury failed…
New Jersey State Police have identified the victim of the fatal shooting on Route 42 over the weekend as 24 year old Samaud Johnson of Camden. Johnson was fatally shot inside his car on the North-South Freeway early Saturday morning when another car pull along side him and opened fire. Police have no suspects in…
350 deputy attorneys general will be at various polling locations across the Garden State to crack down on voter fraud on Tuesday. Attorney General Christopher Porrino says his office will do all it can to ensure a fair election. During the last presidential election in 2012, New Jersey sent 300 deputies out statewide.
Four out of every five New Jerseyans has an unfavorable opinion of Governor Christie. A new Eagleton poll released on Monday puts Christie’s approval ratings at an awful 19 percent which is close to an all-time record low. The latest poll shows republicans think far less of the Governor than they did just a short…