A New Jersey couple faces 552 counts of animal cruelty after 276 dogs were found living inside their home in Monmouth County earlier this spring. Charlene and Joseph Handrick are accused of inflicting unnecessary cruelty on the dogs. Most of the dogs recovered from the home were in reasonably good health. Some of the dogs…
There was no jackpot winner in Friday night’s Mega Millions lottery drawing, which pushes the next jackpot total towards $333 million. The New Jersey Lottery announced that one ticket sold for Friday night’s drawing is worth $1 million, but no one hit the big jackpot. The last time the Mega Millions surged past $300 million?…
Cape May County has kicked off its 24th annual We Check for 21 program. The program is designed to motivate liquor establishments at the shore to check identifications to keep underage patrons out of their businesses. Bar and tavern owners were instructed on how to check for fake identifications during sessions held at the Wildwoods…
The 93rd National Marbles Tournament lands in Wildwood on Monday. Dozens of kids from around the country will be playing at Ringer Stadium for the right to win this year’s tournament on the Wildwood beach. More than 1200 games of marbles will be played during the tournament which wraps up on Thursday with a king…
A 20 year old woman who removed 95 cents from a water fountain at the Moorestown Mall has been charged by police. NJ.com reports that Erica Ramos of Camden was charged this week after she removed the change from the water fountain. Moorestown Police did not respond to a call from NJ.com about how often…
Another leading boys basketball coach from the Cape Atlantic League is calling it quits. George McNally will not return to the Egg Harbor Township boys basketball program after amassing 252 wins over a 22 year career. Earlier this year, Tom Feraco resigned as coach of the Middle Township program.
The Miss New Jersey Pageant competition began Thursday night in Ocean City with a 90’s decade theme and a slideshow of the contestants during that era. There was a three-way tie in the talent competition between Miss Coastal Shore Madison Welsh, Miss Stars and Stripes Krystle Tomlinson and Miss Southern Counties Ayla Gentiletti. The swimsuit competition…
A public hearing was held Thursday night by the Margate Board of Commissioners on a proposed lighting ordinance regulating the use of outdoor lighting in the city. The Downbeach Current reports that the ordinance was developed after complaints about light pollution from the “blue house”, a residence on North Haverford Avenue decorated with blue lights that shine…
A man swimming in the Shrewsbury River in Monmouth Beach was hospitalized after he was stung by a clinging jellyfish. The species is native to the Pacific Ocean and was apparently transported to New Jersey by clinging to ships sailing from that area. Clinging jellyfish stings can cause serious medical problems, including kidney failure.
Officials have identified the man who was killed by a NJ Transit train in Monmouth County on Saturday. The victim was 26 year-old Thomas Gordon of Toms River, who was on the train tracks for an unknown reason when he was struck and killed by a train carrying 75 passengers and crew from Long Branch.