Responding to an incident in Upper Township, Senator Jeff Van Drew and Assemblyman Sgt. Bob Andrzejczak today announced they are researching legislation that would make student absences from school on Veterans Day and Memorial Day excused absences under state law, in cases where a student is taking the day off to participate in a veterans’…
A Galloway Township man was given a five year prison term for taking a bribe as a public official. Logan F. Holt Jr., 55, of Galloway Township was an Atlantic County inspector who took a bribe from a taxi operator and operators of massage parlors and “stress therapy centers.” He was sentenced to five years in state prison,…
A quarter of a million dollars will be assisting those children in need in Cumberland County. The New Jersey State Attorney General’s Office awarded the $250,000 two-year grant with the Boys & Girls Club of Vineland serving as the lead agency and will work with other key organizations in the area. The work is a commutative effort of…
A shooting in Tabernacle Township involving three children and a mother has officially left three dead. State Police say the mother passed away over the weekend; she is also believed responsible for the entire shooting. Two of those children, Nadia Harriman, 8, and her brother Nicholas Harriman, 14, were declared at the scene. Their mother Jeaninne…
Police say a program to collect unwanted prescription drugs has been very successful in Egg Harbor Township. Police there say in the first two weeks since the box was implemented this month to take donations, 54 pounds of prescription medication has been collected. The box has been emptied twice in the past two weeks.
The New Jersey State Police Woodbine Station and First Baptist Church of Woodbine are going to host a children’s coat and child car seat giveaway. This Wednesday, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., there will be a free coat and child car seat giveaway at Woodbine Elementary School, located at 801 Webster Avenue, Woodbine.
Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo has introduced legislation to help seniors and other vulnerable residents get the specialized care they need from various long-term care facilities when Medicaid throws up a road block. Designated the “Uncompensated Pending Medicaid Beneficiary Payment Relief Act,” the bill, would provide payments to certain long term care facilities for residents who have applied…
Roughly $240,000 will be coming to Lower Township to help with improvements at its recreation center. The grant money will be used to complete improvements at the township’s Paul R. Will Recreation Complex that is compliant with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), according to grant coordinator Colleen Crippen. With this Small Cities grant, in conjunction with…
Police were called to the scene of a home invasion robbery on Saturday. The home in question was located near the Hamilton Mall. Responding officers located two suspects attempting to the flee the area. Further investigation led to the arrest of Anthony Arzuaga-Garcia age 20 of Ventnor and Nathaniel Peterson age 19 of Mays Landing. Both…
Absecon Police are investigating a possible suicide attempt. On Sunday afternoon a 52 year-old woman was found under a train platform. Witnesses reported that she jumped in front of a New Jersey Transit train. The woman was taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, with unspecified injuries.