Severe thunderstorms took out power to more than 10,000 on the Atlantic City Electric grid on Tuesday night. Cape May County alone had over 3,000 people without power. The storm brought heavy rain and thunder to the area shortly after 6 pm. The rain should be gone for a little while as the forecast for…
Millville’s own Mike Trout made a lot of people very happy when he won all-star game MVP awards on Tuesday night. Trout came in second in the season MVP voting two seasons ago. The American League won the game Tuesday night 5-3. This marks the third year in a row Trout has made the all-star…
A man who served 24 years as a congressman in New Jersey passed away this week. Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Robert Roe died Monday at the age of 90. Roe also made two unsuccessful bids to become governor in 1977 and 1981. Roe worked his way to up be the chairman of the Public Works and Transportation…
The outlook for internet gaming in the state is continuing to drop. Fitch Ratings has cut expectations down to $120 to $130 million for the year, compared to $200 to $300 million it initially expected. Gov. Chris Christie was expecting and even bigger windfall. Fitch also notes that some of the casinos that closed in Atlantic…
It has been dubbed the biggest drug bust in Cape May County history. Prosecutor Robert Taylor announced the final details of the heroin bust that was first announced last month. Taylor says that authorities seized between $10 and $15 million worth of heroin. Taylor also noted that $225,000 was seized as a result of the…
Bridgeton Police say a man wanted in a half dozen vehicle burglaries was taken into custody. 53-year-old Kenneth V. Jones, of Vineland, was arrested by police. Jones was charged with six counts of burglaries and theft, and one count of criminal mischief. Bail was set at $90,000 and Jones was placed in the Cumberland County…
Middle Township Mayor Tim Donohue called a meeting on Friday,July 11th between County and Township officials and representatives of the State of NJ and the Garden State Parkway Overpass Project contractor. The meeting was held to explore possible solutions to traffic headaches caused by the ongoing construction to replace the three traffic lights on the…
Fans of Elton John won’t want to miss this weekend’s performance at the Wildwood Crest Summer Music Series.Bennie and the Jets, an extremely popular Elton John tribute band, will take the stage at Centennial Park on Saturday, July 19 at 7:30 p.m. The Wildwood Crest Summer Music Series, supported by the Wildwood Crest Tourism Development…
Going to the beach in the summer is fun, but imagine getting your photo with the Stanley Cup while at the beach at the same time. The Stanley Cup will be at the 57th St. beach in Sea Isle City on Thursday from 11 to 12:30 pm. There will be the chance for members of…
A traffic stop in Vineland turned into a full blown chase. Police there say they were approaching a vehicle they had pulled over when the vehicle took off with a high rate of speed. Eventually, the vehicle came to a stop and the suspect aggressively approached the officers. The suspect, Jose Rodriguez, was bit by…