A Millville man was arrested in Vineland for a number of bank robberies. Police say they arrested Christopher Radford and charged him with Robbery (3 Counts) and Weapons offenses. He is currently being held on $250,000 full bail. Radford had robbed the Colonial Bank bank branch there on July 18, and had two failed attempts…
It will be one of the final chances for Barbara Buono to get back in the gubernatorial election. Gov. Chris Christie and Buono will face off on Tuesday in the first of two debates. Christie has about a 20 point lead in the polls. The debate will begin at 7 p.m. and will be televised…
The country’s highest court has turned away an appeal from former Newark Mayor Sharpe James. The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal by the former mayor who was convicted in 2008 for assisting in land deals going to his mistress at the time. He was previously given 27 months in federal jail for the…
Peter Laviolette is out as the head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers held a press conference this morning and announced that Laviolette has been canned after the Flyers lost their first three games of the season. Assistant Coach Craig Berube has been elevated to the head coaching position. Laviolette had signed a two…
Several Republican U.S. Congressmen published a letter in the Philadelphia Inquirer over the weekend that stated their position on the federal government shutdown. Congressman Frank LoBiondo was one of the authors of the statement that said that Republicans were working with moderate Democrats to support a short-term, clean funding bill to get the government back…
Residents of Wildwood Crest are lobbying for a dog park in their community. Stephen Spagnuola brought dozens of signatures of those who support a dog park in Wildwood Crest with him to the borough commissioners meeting last week. Officials said they would consider the request and even meet with the group of supporters.
On Sunday more than 2,000 participants and 100 volunteers attended the HERO Campaign’s Annual 5k Walk along the Ocean City Boardwalk, to promote designated drivers. Prior to the walk, Bill and Muriel Elliott spoke to the walkers who assembled at Carey Stadium. The Elliots started the HERO Campaign after their son, John, was killed by…
A about 7 p.m. Sunday night over 500 homes in Egg Harbor Township, Pleasantville and Northfield lost power from Atlantic City Electric. Police were in the affected areas to monitor traffic as crews investigated the cause of the outage. A spokesman for the electric company told The Press of Atlantic City that the outage was…
Rain has returned to the South Jersey weather forecast after over two weeks of dry and unseasonably warm weather. A cold front should arrive on Monday afternoon bringing with it a soaking rain and thunderstorms that may last into the night. Heavy rainfall is possible which could result in flooding in areas of poor drainage.…
Michael Sarich, who lost a college scholarship and a chance to play Major League Baseball due to drug abuse, spoke in two assemblies at Lower Cape May Regional High School, Oct. 4. The motivational speaker from Teen Truth told seventh, eighth and ninth grade students the choices they make now will affect the rest of…