Two Pennsylvania men were rescued Saturday night after their 20-foot boat sank about 1 mile off the Cohansey River in the Delaware Bay. State Police report that 45-year old Richard Stevens, of Philadelphia, and 21 year-old Matthew Puglin, of Plymouth Meeting, Pa., were found clinging to a cooler in the water. The men made a distress call that their boat…
One of the states lotteries is now over $200 million. Nobody won the Saturday night drawing and now the new jackpot is up to $222 million. The next drawing will be held on Wednesday night. Tuesday night will bring a good size drawing as well; the Mega Millions is at $139 million. Both are multi-state…
If you hear sirens and observe smoke near the Atlantic City Airport on Saturday, don’t worry, its only a test. The Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) will conduct a full scale Emergency Preparedness Exercise on Saturday. The exercise, which will run from 8 a.m. to noon, is conducted every three years in compliance with federal…
Gas prices have gone up slightly in the past week. AAA Mid-Atlantic says that local prices have gone up three cents in the past week and now average at $3.31 per gallon. Luckily, analysts believe that prices will fall in the near future, possibly down as low as $3.20 per gallon. The good news continues…
A new report says someone has already benefited from the new Good Samaritan law that was signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. A friend called into South Brunswick Police that his friend had overdosed on heroin. The Star-Ledger reports that neither will be charged on the incident that took place the same day that…
Middle Township Police recently shot and killed two animals who were suspected of having rabies. The Middle Township Gazette reports that police shot a skunk May 1st on Goshen Road in Swainton; in a separate incident, police shot a raccoon on Route 47 in Cape May Court House on the same same. The county recently…
Funeral services will be held in Somers Point on Tuesday for 34 year old David McAuliffe, the Sea Tow boat captain who’s body was recovered on an Ocean City beach last week. McAuliffe died when his vessel overturned in rough weather. McAuliffe lived in Egg Harbor Township and had worked for Sea Tow since 2005.…
The State has told Verizon to get its act together and provide better landline telephone service in Cumberland County. The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities has told Verizon to install fiber optic transmission lines that will generate reliable telephone service to Greenwich and Stow Creek, both located in the western portion of the county.…
Three individuals have been arrested following a drug sweep in Wildwood last week. Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor and Wildwood Police Chief Steve Long announced that the arrests were a result of a sweep conducted by city and county officials. Police arrested 37 year old Luis Montijo was charged with possessing and dealing heroin…
A huge $102 million beach replenishment project will come to New Jersey beaches that were devastated by Hurricane Sandy. The United States Army Corps of Engineers will conduct the beach fill project between Sea Bright and Manasquan. Some of those beaches lost as much as ten feet of sand during the superstorm last October. The…