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…
The on again, off again beach fill project in Ocean City is off, again. A dredge that had begun pumping fresh sand onto the city’s beaches this week had to be shut down for mechanical repairs. Now the dredge will be sent to Virgina for what could be a lengthy repair project. The beach fill…
A teenager from the Villas was slapped with drug charges after Lower Township Police found marijuana inside his vehicle during a traffic stop Sunday night. Police say they charged 19 year old Christopher Digennaro for being in possession of the drug during a routine traffic stop along Fulling Mill Road. Digennaro was charged with various…
Former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Irving Fryar is in court this week. Fryar and his mother are both accused of defrauding several banks in a mortgage scheme they allegedly cooked up. Fryar and his mother are accused of defrauding the banks out of over $1 million dollars. Both have denied the charges and rejected plea…
On Monday the Lower Township Council selected a new municipal prosecutor to replace Peter Tourison, who recently resigned after being charged with drunk driving in Cape May on July 12th. The new prosecutor will be Frank Guaracini, who also serves as prosecutor for Stone Harbor and Avalon. Three other candidates applied for the position, including Ron Gelzunas, who…
A new survey looking at a number of different factors places New Jersey as the eighth best state for children to live in. The information comes from the 2015 Kids Count Data Book. The Garden State did well in education and kids health, but falling in areas like economic well-being. The report notes that areas…