Rutgers University held a press conference Friday afternoon, announcing the resignation of Athletic Director Tim Pernetti. Rutgers President Robert Barchi told the media that the resignation was in the best interests of the school. Pernetti failed to fire men’s head basketball coach Mike Rice, after viewing a video of the coach physically and verbally abusing his players. Barchi added that the…
A neighborhood walk is planned for Friday in Atlantic City through the city’s troubled neighborhoods. Representatives from Stockton College will gather with law enforcement and community leaders will meet at the All Wars Memorial building at 2:30 p.m. Friday. The Stockton reps will collect data during the event, as officials attempt to attack the violence issue from…
On Thursday a 17 year-old Somers Point teen was convicted of armed robbery for an incident that occurred in December of 2011. Lation Jenson was charged as an adult in May of 2012, for the robbery committed along with his older brother, 21 year-old Warren Jensen. The two men stole Christmas gifts from their victim at…
Just before 7 a.m. Thursday morning, a car crashed into an outlet store at Atlantic City’s The Walk. Police report that a 59 year-old driver experienced a medical emergency, sideswiped a police car and smashed into the doorway of the Reebok outlet. The passenger of the vehicle had to take control of the steering wheel while travelling east bound…
Ocean City Police are helping local residents deal with commercial traffic using side streets as short cuts. NBC-40 reports that police have set up detours to direct traffic to designated truck routes on West and Bay Avenues. Drivers have been avoiding the traffic light at 34th street and West Avenue by driving down Simpson or Haven Avenues. The temporary detours will…
The Republican slate of candidates for the First Legislative District officially kicked off their campaign on Thursday. State Senate candidate Susan Adelizzi-Schmidt and Assembly candidates Sam Fiocchi and Kristine Gabor met with small business owners in Cape May Court House and Vineland, concluding their first day of the campaign with a dinner rally at the North Italy Club in Vineland.…
Atlantic City Electric got an earful from some South Jersey residents during a public hearing on Thursday regarding proposed rate hikes. The hearing was held in Hammonton and a few dozen people attended the meeting complaining about the rate hikes. The utility wants to increase monthly rates by about seven percent a month and would…
The Chip Kelly era begins in Philadelphia against the New England Patriots. The NFL released its preseason schedule and announced that the Eagles will open the four-game preseason with games against the Patriots and Panthers, then have two road games against the Jaguars and the Jets. The regular season schedule comes out in 11 days.
A former star basketball player with the Ocean City girls basketball team who plays college basketball was told she couldn’t play in a pickup game at the Upper Township Community Center because she’s female. The Upper Township Gazette reports that Kelly Brady was told by a volunteer that she could not play in a men’s…
The son of Philadelphia coaching legend Phil Martelli has resigned his basketball coaching job at Rutgers University. Jimmy Martelli served as an assistant coach under Mike Rice; Rice was canned this week after a video showed him assaulting and berating players. Martelli had been coaching at Rutgers for three years.