Stone Harbor Police found a 3-4 year old child on the beach at 109th Street on Friday morning. Stone Harbor Authorities say the parents were located within an hour of the child being found. The child was said to be safe upon their discovery.
A doctor who owned the Visiting Physicians of South Jersey (VPA) – a Hammonton, provider of home-based physician services for seniors – was sentenced to two years in prison for charging lengthy visits to elderly patients that they did not receive. Lori Reaves previously pleaded guilty to an information charging her with one count of…
An Atlantic City man has been indicted for the murder of a Pleasantville man in 2012. An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted Gregory J. Gibbs, 36, for the murder of Chikki Smith. On Jan. 7, 2013, Gibbs turned himself in to the Pleasantville Police Department. He was arrested and lodged at the Atlantic County Justice…
The top man at Rutgers will not be getting the top pay. The university announced it hired a health sciences chancellor, who is being paid $675,000 per year. School president Robert Barchi, only make $650,000 in base pay. Both Brian Strom, and Barach are eligible for bonuses and extra that enhance the pay package. Strom…
It now costs 17 cents extra to fill up at the rest stops along the Garden State Parkway. Some were enjoying the benefits of a state law that only allows those gas stations to change their prices once a week. Prices have shot up all over the place recently, after a somewhat stable start to…
Property owners in West Cape May should be pleased when they receive their tax bills in the mail this week. Mayor Pam Kaithern said residents and business owners will see “a substantial reduction in their property tax” for the upcoming year. The Mayor indicated that the average residential property will see an annual tax reduction…
A 41 year-old Ventnor man who confessed to a 1990 murder will be sentenced on Friday. Steven Goff turned himself into police on April 1st and admitted killing 15 year-old Frederick Hart in the woods behind their Galloway Township homes. Goff said he was “in a rage” when he stabbed the victim and left him…
On Thursday a 30-year prison sentence was handed down to one of three men involved in a kidnapping and murder in an Atlantic City casino parking garage in September 2011. Raheem Simmons, 19, of Camden, was sentenced in the shooting death of Sunil Rattu, who was abducted along with his fiancee from the Trump Taj…
On Tuesday a 45 year-old Wildwood woman was indicted for the carjacking of a teenager on March 22nd. Floribert Nava was charged on five counts, including kidnapping a 17 year-old Wildwood girl and forcing her to drive to Philadelphia to retrieve a child of the victim that was adopted by another family. The victim escaped…
The 23rd Annual Atlantic City Lifeguard Classic will be held Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Albany Avenue Beach. It’s the first time this season all Atlantic and Cape May County beach patrols will compete against each other. Last year’s team title was won by Margate City and Avalon won the competition in 2011.