A 90 year old man was killed during a motor vehicle accident in Somers Point on Friday night. Police say Frank Bendel of Moorestown was looking for his parked car when he tried to cross Mays Landing Road and was struck by another vehicle. The accident occurred shortly after 8:30pm near the Crab Trap Restaurant.…
Lower Cape May Regional High School graduate Matt Szczur has hit his first home run in the major leagues. Szczur connected with a solo home run in the eighth inning of a game Saturday night off Pittsburgh pitcher Justin Wilson. Szczur added a double in the game as the Cubs beat the Pirates, 6-4. Szczur…
A South Jersey man has been charged with assaulting an 18-month old girl. 33 year old Timothy Montgomery of Manchester was charged before the weekend with child endangerment and aggravated assault. Authorities say Montgomery assaulted an 18-month old girl in his care in early June, and the injuries required the girl to have brain surgery.…
Three inmates have reportedly escaped from a juvenile detention center in Cumberland County. Various reports indicate that three inmates at the Cumberland County Juvenile Detention Center in Hopewell Township were able to escape the facility on Saturday evening. Three males escaped around 6:30pm on Saturday, and one was immediately apprehended. State Police set up a…
Prosecutors with the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office have confided in the website TMZ.com that the officially totally botched the handling of the Ray Rice domestic assault case. TMZ reports over the weekend that it spoke with several prosecutors in the office and they say it’s quote “virtually unheard of” for their office to allow someone…
It was an exciting start to the football season for the Middle Township High School program, but unfortunately the Panthers were on the losing end of a 27-26 score to Vineland. Middle Township’s Colin Cooper scored a touchdown with less than a minute left; the Panthers went for a two-point conversion and failed. In other…
An official ground breaking event was held before the weekend at a new recreation complex in Middle Township. Local leaders were on hand as a ground breaking event was held at the Robert “Ockie” Wisting Recreational Complex at the former Fort Apache Campground. Middle Township successfully received funding from the Cape May County Open Space…
A bomb threat that closed all campuses of Atlantic Cape Community College on Friday afternoon was allegedly sent by a 23 year old man from Vineland. Police announced the arrest of Sergio Feliciano and charged him with causing a false public alarm and terroristic threats. The threat was sent in on Twitter; all campuses were…
A trustee with the United States Bankruptcy Court has thrown a monkey wrench into the anticipated purchase of the Revel Casino by Florida investor Glenn Straub. A trustee issued a statement late on Friday saying that a $3 million break up fee that would be owed to Straub if he was outbid for the Revel…
A 21 year old Millville man has been arrested and charged with having sexual contact with a 15 year old child. Police charged Henry W. Gavitt Jr. of Race Street with aggravated sexual assault and other serious offenses. Authorities say the assault took place at a camp site on August 31st located in the Menantico…