Middle Township police, fire, and elected officials attended the formal dedication of Rio Park to William “Pop” Belles on Saturday. The park sits on the southeast corner of Routes 9 and 47 in Rio Grande and was dedicated in the memory of Belles who had a long history of public service dedication to the community.…
A new round of subpoenas are expected to go out next week as the Assembly continues its investigation into “Bridgegate.” New members of the Assembly are being sworn in next week as well. Bridget Anne Kelly who was fired by Gov. Chris Christie is expected to be called to testify, among other key officials. It…
A new report suggests DeSean Jackson may have a good reason for wanting a bigger contract. Fox 29 reports that over $375,000 worth of stuff was taken from his home. Among the items taken was $250,000 in cash, $125,000 in jewelry, and a pair of guns. Jackson just said last week that he felt like…
Impeachment is being discussed as a possibility by a key Democrat. Assembly Transportation Committee head John Wisniewski raised the option if it is discovered that Gov. Chris Christie knew about the bridge closures at the George Washington Bridge prior to them taking place. Democrats want to know more to see if there was a cover…
United States Senator Cory Booker is paying a visit to Cape May on Saturday. Booker is going to join members of the United States Coast Guard for a run on Saturday morning, and then tour the facility with Congressman Frank LoBiondo. Booker also plans a walk down the Washington Street Mall with Mayor Ed Mahaney…
Atlantic City Electric has some planned power interruptions in Ocean City on Thursday. The utility announced that the outages in three different areas of Ocean City will begin at 8am and last for about 20 minutes apiece. If there is bad weather, the interruptions will be rescheduled for Friday.
A 51 year old Philadelphia man admitted in court before the weekend that he came up with the plan to torch a bowling alley in Vineland. Steven Smink pleaded guilty to a charge of arson for hire. He admitted that he wanted Loyle Lanes to burn to the ground so less competition would be provided…
The controversial natural gas pipeline that would extend through the Pinelands to a power plant in Upper Township is not happening. The Pinelands Commission voted on Friday to reject the plan. The actual vote was a 7-7 tie, and eight votes were needed in order for the motion to pass. South Jersey Gas says it’s…
It’s three years in prison for a Lower Township man who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography. 26 year old Aaron Debarardnis pleaded guilty back in November to a second degree charge of distributing child pornography. He was handed the prison term on Friday by a judge in Camden County.
The South Jersey Transportation Authority now has an interim executive director. Frank Frankowski will assume that title for now; Frankowski also serves as the authority’s CFO. The authority maintains operations of the Atlantic City Expressway and the Atlantic City International Airport. The Press of Atlantic City reports that outgoing director Sam Donelson’s last day on…