An annual poll to ask who has the best beaches in the state shows Cape May County’s dominance. All of the top five out of 10 beaches came from Cape May County. Ocean City ranked first, followed by Wildwood Crest, Wildwood, Sea Isle City, and North Wildwood. The voting is held by the New Jersey…
An Egg Harbor City man was indicted today for murder and arson in connection with the 2014 killing in Egg Harbor City of the mother and child with whom he cohabited. Joseph F. Palmer 3rd, 39, of 214 Washington Avenue, Egg Harbor City was indicted for two counts of murder—crimes of the 1st degree, one…
A Pleasantville man was indicted for murder and the desecration of human remains, in connection with the death of a woman whose remains were found by a hunter in a wooded area of Egg Harbor Township in January of 2014. An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Steven R. Stallworth, 28, of the 600 block of…
A Philadelphia man has been charged with robbing an area bank in 2010. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced that Keith Ney is facing one count of bank robbery. He appeared in court on Wednesday to hear charges related to a 2010 robbery of a Cape Bank in Atlantic City. Ney was previously convicted of two…
A Tuesday night shooting left one dead in Atlantic City. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death of Marcus Hunt, 30, of Atlantic City. Atlantic City police officers were called to the 800 block of North Pennsylvania Avenue. Upon arrival, they found a man dead, the apparent victim of a shooting. Anyone with…
The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s assistance with locating a missing child. Claudia “Lupita” Brunley, 16, white female, 5’5″, 130 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, medium complexion, was last seen at 30 Holly Drive, Bridgeton at 1 a.m. Anyone with information that can assist in helping safely locate Claudia Brunley is asked…
A new CNN poll says that Gov. Chris Christie only comes in tied for 10th overall among all GOP candidates across the country. Christie has only 3 percent of the vote. The governor has been lagging behind in the polls overall. Many wonder if he has had too much damage done to his profile to…
With Gov. Chris Christie becoming a candidate, he is trying to gain as much support as possible. Maine Gov. Paul LePage endorsed Christie with his presidential run. Christie helped LePage get elected during his term as the head of the Republican Governor’s Association. LePage noted that Christie will tell it to you like it is…
The Ocean City Gazette reports that the Ocean City High School Athletic Director, Christine Lentz, has retired after over seven years in the position. Lentz has been part of the OCHS family for 30 years, starting as the girls basketball coach in 1985. During her career she won 217 games, the 11th highest win total in…
The Avalon Borough Council held its formal reorganization meeting on Wednesday, July 1st which featured the swearings in of Mayor Martin Pagliughi and councilmembers Richard Dean and Charles Covington to new, four-year terms on the Avalon Borough Council. They were sworn in to their respective offices by Cape May County Surrogate Susan Sheppard. All three…