The entire Delaware Valley is mourning the Christmas morning passing of eight year old Delaney Brown. Brown was the young girl from West Reading, Pennsylvania who wanted as her last wish to hear some Christmas carols near her home. Brown’s family announced that Brown passed away shortly after 3am on Christmas Day; she suffered from…
A New Jersey lawmaker wants the State of New Jersey to do its own investigation into the theft of credit card numbers from the Target retail chain. Republican State Senator Kevin O’Toole is asking Acting Attorney General John Hoffman to kick off an investigation into how millions of credit card numbers hit the black market.
Three men were shot to death inside a go go bar in the North Jersey community of Irvington Christmas morning. Authorities posted a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of the gunman. It all happened outside Slick’s Go Go Bar just after midnight, Wednesday morning.
Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body that was found floating in a North Jersey lake on Christmas day. Authorities say the body of a man was found floating in Hudson County Park Lake by a jogger who saw the body in the water. Authorities have not released an identity or a cause of…
A bank robber who allegedly hit locations in New Jersey, New York, and Delaware was arrested by the FBI. Luis Alomar was captured by the FBI before the holiday. Federal authorities say he is wanted in at least 20 robberies. The FBI did not specifically say which New Jersey banks he is believed to have…
The Reorganization Meeting of the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders will take place at 5 p.m. on January 3. Freeholder Gerald Thornton, who was re-elected in November to serve a three-year term, will be sworn in during the meeting by U.S. Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo. Also, Marie Hayes will be sworn in during…
The annual Socks for Seniors collection this year has seen significant growth. Last year, local organizer Chris South collected 800 pairs of socks, but is over 1,000 this year. The “Socks for Seniors” campaign, started twelve years ago by a couple in Columbus, Ohio, is now in hundreds of cities across the nation. The program…
Legislation has been introduced in the Assembly to allow veterans to receive in-state tuition rates. The bill is called the New Jersey Tuition Equality for America’s Military Act. It provides that a veteran who is attending a public institution of higher education in New Jersey will be regarded as a resident of the State, thereby…
A measure sponsored by Senator Jim Whelan that would change the state’s filing deadline for November school board elections in an attempt to increase the number of individuals running to serve on the boards received final legislative approval. The bill would change the deadline for school board candidates to file petitions to the last Monday…
Legislation sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew to allow pet owners to board public transportation with a pet during an evacuation in connection with a declared state of emergency was approved by the full Senate. It now heads to the governor’s desk. The measure would permit pets to ride on public transportation for emergency evacuation…