The sale of a popular water park and miniature golf course in Ocean City is expected to become official on Tuesday. The Ocean City Gazette reports that Gillian’s Island Water Park has been sold and will become Adventure Island come May. Both the water park and the Adventure Golf have been sold. The property is…
Stone Harbor Police have arrested a man who tried to enter an occupied home five days ago. Police busted Robert DeClementi who attempted to enter a home in the 300 block of 99th Street. DeClementi was soaking wet when he was apprehended; he likely fell into a bay. Police say he was in possession of…
Treat marijuana like beer. That’s the opinion of New Jersey State Senator Nicholas Scutari of Union County who followed through with his plan to introduce a bill that legalizes the sale and possession of pot in the Garden State. Scutari’s bill goes so far as to create a Division of Alcoholic Beverage and Marijuana Control…
A carelessly discarded cigarette caused a motel fire in Point Pleasant on Friday that killed four people. Authorities say a cigarette caused the fire that started in a second floor smoking lounge at the Mariner’s Cove Inn on Friday morning. The inferno killed four people between the ages of 20 and 66 years old. Two…
The Lower Township Police Department purchased a 2014, Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck police unit with selectable two wheel or four-wheel-drive capability. According to Chief William Mastriana, the vehicle will be utilized mainly in the Diamond Beach area from May to October. He said the truck will provide officers with the ability to patrol off-road…
Egg Harbor Township Police say they arrested a man in a stabbing there. Police responded to Bargaintown section of the town early Sunday morning. Matthew Dix, 29 years of age from Egg Harbor Township, was charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses. Bail was set at $25,000. Ryan Dix was injured in the incident. The…
Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson has announced the appointment of Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian to the Atlantic County Improvement Authority’s Board of Commissioners. The Atlantic County Improvement Authority is a multi-purpose financing and development agency that serves to plan, finance and construct public improvements for Atlantic County, its municipalities and school districts, and to…
A major credit rating firm has slammed the budget proposal by Gov. Chris Christie and downgraded the state’s future outlook to negative. Fitch says the new budget proposal by Christie relies too much on one trick ponies and doesn’t leave a lot of extra cash around if the budget numbers don’t come in as expect.…
Lawmakers in Trenton are considering a bi-partisan bill that would make it likely you would face jail time if a gun is stolen. The law currently reads that thefts under $75,000 would be presumed to not bring jail time for first time offenders. Because guns being stolen can lead to violent crimes, the bill aims…
Legislation aimed at helping local volunteer fire and ambulance squads advanced in the Senate. The bill sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew would ensure that surplus state police vehicles would be given to those volunteer groups to save taxpayer dollars. The measure cleared the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee. Under the bill, volunteer organizations…