Vineland is searching for a new public safety director. Edwin Cintron resigned his position and his last day on the job was Tuesday. Cintron is a former member of the Vineland Police Department and ran for elected office, but lost. No word yet on who will assume Cintron’s duties.
The state has floated another plan past officials in Cape May that could allow for some development on a tract of land in East Cape May, near Pittsburgh Avenue. The Press of Atlantic City reports that another settlement offer is undergoing public review that would allow a developer to build 90 units on a marshy…
It’s a new day for Atlantic City. Swearing in ceremonies are scheduled for Noon today for Don Guardian, who replaces Lorenzo Langford as mayor of the gaming resort. Guardian is a republican, and becomes the first openly gay mayor of Atlantic City. He’s the first republican to hold the city’s top job in the past…
2013 will be remembered by law enforcement personnel as a year when the number of homicides increased in the Garden State. The Star Ledger reports that at least 409 people died violently last year throughout New Jersey. More than 25 percent of the homicides occurred in Newark, including 11 during the Christmas holiday season.
Two adults were busted in North Cape May early Sunday morning on drug charges following a motor vehicle stop. Police stopped a vehicle in the area of Breakwater and Fishing Creek roads and found the driver and passenger were in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia. Charged were the driver, 21 year old Thomas F.…
A family disturbance in Lower Township has resulted in a local man being charged with burglary, simple assault, and other offenses. Police say 28 year old Daniel A. Tomes Jr. of the Villas forced his way into a home located on Nevada Avenue and had a confrontation with a family member. Police say Tomes was…
A 29 year old man from the Villas has been jailed for assaulting a woman and her boyfriend after he attempted to steal the woman’s purse in North Cape May. Police say it happened early Saturday morning in the area of Townbank Raod and Teal Avenue. Police investigated and arrested David Thomas of East Hudson…
The veteran’s outreach van is coming to Wildwood. The van will be coming to the Wildwood American Legion Post 184 on Jan. 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The staff on the van will be providing open enrollment for VA medical services through Wilmington VA Hospital which includes the Cape May VA Clinic. To…
Two people were killed this morning during a fire in a camper in Estell Manor. Authorities say the fire started shortly before 7am at a camper near Cape May and Tenth Avenues. The camper was parked behind a home and when authorities put out the fire, they found the bodies of a man and a…
A bill was signed into law to provide people more time to sign up for school board elections. The law changes the deadline for school board candidates to file petitions to the last Monday in July. Previously, candidates had to file by 4 pm on the day of the primary, held in June. The bill…