The annual New Jersey Run for the Fallen begins at 8 a.m. Thursday morning at the Cape May Lighthouse. The event spans four days and 190 miles from Cape May Point to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel, in Monmouth County. Military runners stop at memorial markers every mile along the route, to honor a service member…
A 19 hear-old man from Salem County appeared in court on Tuesday to face murder charges in the shooting death of a Cumberland County woman. Daiquan Blake of Penns Grove, was charged with killing 34 year-old Juanita Holley on Saturday at her Fairfield Township home. Blake was also charged with attempted murder for allegedly trying…
On Tuesday the state Attorney General’s Office announced they will provide $550,000 for local police departments to purchase 1,000 more body cameras. The grant will increase to more than 200 the number of local police departments that will be using body cameras on their patrols. State grants are awarded based on population, crime rates and…
Portions of a concert at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City will be televised to a national television audience on New Year’s Eve. The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority announced that the resort will be included in the Dec. 31st telecast of dick clark production’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve show on ABC. Money to pay for the…
Local political and business leaders met with the Jersey Shore Partnership during the group’s Board meeting on Tuesday evening at Morey’s Pier. The Partnership advocates for sand being placed on the beaches, and for state funding to accomplish that goal. Freeholders Gerry Thornton and Marie Hayes were joined by local mayors Marty Pagliughi of Avalon…
A northbound lane closure on the Garden State Parkway in Upper Township will last for another month. The New Jersey Highway Authority announced that the lane closure will likely continue until October 20th; this past weekend, the backup extended for miles. An interim traffic crossover is being constructed for a road project.
Lower Township Police have charged a 59 year old local man with crashing his vehicle in a drunk driving accident. Michael E. Benson of Shawcrest was charged after he crashed his car last week on Bayshore Road near Rosehill Parkway. Benson was eventually released to the custody of a responsible adult after being charged with…
A 26 year old man who worked for the United States Postal Service will serve one year in prison for his plan to steal and convert hundreds of blank Postal Service money orders. Janel Normil of Little Egg Harbor Township received the prison term on Tuesday. Normil worked for the Postal Service in Cape May…
Cape May is writing a check worth $369,000 to a former police officer who sued the city’s police department for discrimination. Steven Pascal claimed that he was subject to anti-gay slurs and other conduct when he worked for the police department in Cape May. Pascal was fired from the department when he failed to follow…
It was known as the Revel, now the Atlantic City property rebranded as Ten has received necessary approvals to reopen in the resort. A State board gave a key land use application for the new owner of Ten, Glenn Straub. The new property is expected to open during the first quarter of 2017.