A member of local law enforcement graduated the FBI National Academy. County Prosecutor Robert L. Taylor announces, Captain Paul Skill of the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office graduated from the 258th Session of the FBI National Academy on December 19. Captain Skill, whose law enforcement career began in 1991, is now one of 47,898 to have graduate…
Sen. Jeff Van Drew and Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak on Tuesday called on elected officials from throughout New Jersey to voice their support for police officers following the deaths of two New York City police officers on Saturday. The lawmakers said the horrific murders of police officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos showed the dangers officers…
The New Jersey Lottery confirmed there was a $1 million winner in a recent Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday. The $1,000,000 winning ticket was sold in Bergen County. There were two third prize tickets worth $5,000 as well, but they were sold in Newark and Jersey City. No one took home the top prize so the jackpot…
A proposed bond sale by Atlantic City is no more, they are going to borrow $40 million from the state. The city will have until March 31 to pay back the loan at a 0.75 percent interest rate. The city still wants to go through with a bond sale in the first part of the…
Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo has introduced legislation to make it more difficult for first-time domestic violence offenders to enter pretrial intervention (PTI) and thus avoid jail time. The bill would amend current law to make assault against a victim of domestic violence a crime of the third degree with no presumption of non-imprisonment, meaning that incarceration could…
The Division of Fire Safety was recently made aware of an organization known as the Association for Firefighters and Paramedics that has begun fundraising efforts in New Jersey. A message from the State Fire Marshall says a review of this organization reveals that it is one of America’s worst charities. Additionally, they are not registered…
The Cape May-based Fisherman’s Energy broke ground on Tuesday by the Atlantic City Boardwalk, to prepare for underground electrical lines from non-existent offshore turbines. The company was denied financial support for their wind farm project from New Jersey’s Offshore Wind Economic Development Act of 2010 and has appealed the decision by the BPU. By starting…
The Wildwood Catholic boys and girls basketball teams both won their games at Tuesday’s opening night of the Boardwalk Basketball Classic Tournament. The Lady Crusaders beat Wildwood 51-37 as Olivia Rulon scored 31 points. The Wildwood Catholic boys shot 6-9 from the 3-point arc as they defeated Wildwood 68-40. In the Boardwalk Classic Showcase Game,…
On Tuesday afternoon an Atlantic City man’s body was discovered in the water at Farley State Marina. The victim’s body was found floating face-down underneath one of the docks with no obvious signs of trauma. An autopsy is pending and officials have not yet released the identity of the man. Investigators with the N.J. State…
Authorities in Cumberland County are investigating the possibility that last weekend’s bank robbery and carjacking may have been connected. Vineland Police reported that around 12:30 Saturday morning, a night deposit was stolen outside the TD bank on Delsea Drive. Ten minutes later, a carjacking was reported on Route 55. The robbery victim described the suspect as a…