This week a 27 year-old Lower Township man was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges, including attempted murder. Joseph Moncrief is accused of assaulting 49 year-old Christian Buscham on May 27 by beating him with a rock. Buscham allegedly bludgeoned Moncrief until he was left helpless and had to be hospitalized. The assault…
Wildwood Crest has a new municipal clerk. Patricia Feketics was named the new municipal clerk replacing the retired Janelle Holzmer. Feketics has served the Borough as its deputy clerk for two years. She will be sworn in to her new position Friday afternoon at the Wildwood Crest Borough Hall.
Sentencing day has arrived for former Seaville Volunteer Fire Company Chief Rob Spiegel. Spiegel will be sentenced on Friday as he faces charges that he stole $46,000 from the local fire department. The sentencing will be handled by the Cape May County Superior Court. Spiegel is 51 years old and used to serve Cape May…
Huge amounts of jobs were lost in July but the unemployment rate went down. New unemployment numbers were released and New Jersey lost 13,600 jobs, despite the unemployment going down from 6.1 percent to 5.9 percent. The state’s unemployment rate is still lagging behind the national average of 5.3 percent.
A major movie chain with locations in the region announced that it will start searching bags. Regal Cinemas announced its plan to search bags following recent theater shootings. “Security issues have become a daily part of our lives in America,” Regal said in a statement. “Regal Entertainment Group wants our customers and staff to feel…
The first named hurricane of the 2015 season is official. Hurricane Danny has officially been named a hurricane by the National Hurricane Center. The storm is moving at 12 mph towards the Lesser Antilles. As of 11 a.m. on Thursday the maximum sustained winds were increased to 75 mph.
The Wildwood City Fire Department and West Wildwood Fire Department responded to 648 West Maple Avenue in West Wildwood for a reported structure fire at 4:39PM. Engine 38, under the command of Captain Ernie Troiano, arrived and found a well involved detached structure with an exposure being threatened. Wildwood and West Wildwood units began to…
Lower Township Police arrested a 28 year old woman on drug charges stemming from a motor vehicle stop on Tuesday. Police announced that Kristin Woods of the Villas was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance after police found her in possession of the drug Suboxone without a prescription. Woods is unemployed, and was…
No criminal charges will be filed against two Bridgeton police officers who were involved in the fatal shooting of a suspect last year. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office announced today that no charges will be brought against the cops who fatally shot Jerame Reid during a traffic stop on December 30th, 2014. The officers warned…
Former Philadelphia Eagles football coach Dick Vermeil is now a minority owner of the Philadelphia Soul indoor football team. The Soul announced today that Vermeil has purchased a small, 2.5 percent stake in the team that is primarily owned by his former quarterback, Ron Jaworski. Vermeil says today that he is thrilled to help the…