On Wednesday President Barack Obama granted Gov. Christie’s request for federal aid by declaring four South Jersey counties disaster areas. Parts of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties suffered severe damage from “macro burst” storms and straight-line winds on June 23rd. The nasty weather caused damage and loss of electrical power to over 330,000 customers. Damage estimates…
The Board of Public Utilities finally approved plans for a 22-mile natural gas pipeline to run through the Pinelands to the B.L. England Generating Station in Upper Township. Environmentalists have fought the construction of a pipeline through the Pinelands, claiming it would damage the land and cause serious problems in the event of a rupture.…
Two juveniles were arrested for a theft at Morey’s Piers. The 13-year-old and 16-year-old from Clayton were charged by North Wildwood Police. Both juveniles were charged with theft, criminal mischief, and defiant trespass and were turned over to the custody of their parents. A third suspect, identified as a Leander Jarrell, of Clayton, has also…
One member of the Dennis Township Committee is asking property owners to not use power equipment like lawnmowers and weed whackers until after 11:30am on Sundays. Committee member Lisa Salimbene is asking homeowners to protect the serenity of the Township by refraining from using power equipment until after 11:30am on Sundays. Her request is not…
Two municipalities in the Wildwoods will be sharing the services of a court administrator. North Wildwood has announced that it’s come to an agreement with Wildwood Crest to share the services of a court administrator. North Wildwood believes that the move will save the municipality about $70,000 on an annual basis. Stone Harbor and Avalon…
You will see State Police and transportation workers out in force on major highways in our region on Thursday as they practice for the next hurricane event. The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced that an emergency evacuation exercise will be conducted on local highways including the Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway tomorrow. …
Flags were lowered to half staff in New Jersey to honor the five men who were killed during a shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee last week. Gov. Chris Christie ordered the flags be lowered to remember the four Marines and a Navy sailor who were shot during two separate shootings last week. The flags are at…
Gov. Chris Christie has done an about face on his favorite New Jersey musician. During an interview with the website Lifezette, the governor when asked who he prefers, Bruce Springsteen or Bon Jovi, took Bon Jovi. Christie asked the interviewer first, “Their music or their person” and was told “no explanation.” Bon Jovi is providing…
A Vineland man was charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the death last year of a 14-year-old female. Nicholas Garreffi, 40, of the 300 block of Brookfield Street, Vineland, NJ, was arrested at the Hamilton Township Police Department by detectives from Hamilton Township and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Collision Unit and charged…
A New Jersey State Trooper working in Middle Township was struck by lightning during Tuesday afternoon’s severe thunderstorm that suddenly popped up in Cape May County. State Police say the trooper was on duty in a construction zone in his vehicle when a bolt of lightning struck his vehicle. The unidentified trooper was taken to…