A robbery took place over the weekend at a store in the Harbortown Plaza. Egg Harbor Township Police say the victim stated the subject entered the business, jumped the counter, grabbed the victim and demanded the money. The suspect accessed the cash register removing an undetermined amount of cash and fled the area on foot…
The Coast Guard rescued two boaters Monday from a disabled 19-foot boat in Absecon Inlet. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Atlantic City received a call at 3:40 p.m. from a good Samaritan on Brigantine Beach who reported a boat in the mouth of Absecon Inlet was towing a sailboat and appeared to be having difficulties.…
It looks like Ocean City is backing off its controversial plan to install artificial turf at Carey Stadium. The Ocean City Gazette reports today that Mayor Jay Gillian announced his intentions to back off the plan to replace the grass field with artificial turf until more studies are conducted. Over the past month, many residents…
The New Jersey Senate met on Tuesday in a rare session and decided to follow Governor Christie’s order that would allow legalized sports betting in the Garden State. The move now clears the way for the New Jersey Assembly to concur with the plan that would allow sports betting at casinos in New Jersey. Only…
An Atlantic City man appeared in court on Tuesday and admitted that he murdered his mother soon after he was released from prison on another charge. Steven Pratt appeared in court on Tuesday and told a judge that he killed his mother just two days after he was released from prison on another murder charge. …
A county employee has been accused of stealing money from the Cape May County Historical and Geneological Society. Cape May County Prosecutor Bob Taylor announced that 52 year old Judith Davis of Lindenwold is accused of taking an amount in excess of $500 from the society following an investigation. Davis was charged with a third…
A Villas woman stabbed herself on Sunday after being ordered by police to put the knife down. Lower Township Police say that Roni Hamann was allegedly trying to stab a dog along Bayshore Rd. in the Villas on Sunday when police were called around 1:30 p.m. Police told the woman to put the weapon away but…
A driver was reported to be unconscious Sunday in Lower Township. Police were called to the intersection of St. John’s Ave. and Bayshore Rd. Police provided the man a dose of narcan to revive the driver after speaking with the woman who was in the vehicle with the man. The drug helps revive those who…
The U.S. Coast Guard will be enforcing temporary safety zones off the Cape May coast due to U.S. Naval training exercises beginning on Thursday. The annual training exercises will include mine counter-measure operations and involve the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Canadian Military. Entry, passage and anchoring in three different safety zones will be restricted…
According to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll, only 42 percent of registered voters have a favorable impression of Governor Chris Christie, his lowest rating ever. Christie’s overall job approval rating has dropped by more than three points to 49 percent. Voters disapprove of the governor’s handling of his job by 46 percent, up five points from…