The tax rate will go up in Dennis Township this year, but just barely. A new $4.3 million budget was introduced by the Township Committee this week and it includes a tax increase of less than one half of one cent. Translation: Less than $10 for the average residential property in Dennis Township. The elimination…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has implemented its FEMA for Kids program for pre-to-middle schoolchildren in New Jersey. FEMA for Kids is an interactive, educational program that advocates disaster preparedness to children ages 4-11, in areas that have been affected by a disaster. In schools and other community-based programs, FEMA teaches children how to prepare…
In the aftermath of damage by Hurricane Sandy, the borough of Longport has decided to enter New Jersey’s Shore Protection Program. Longport has decided to seek federal funding for a beach protection program, after years of resisting dunes. Sandy caused about $10 million in public property damage in Longport, a seaside community with limited dune…
The former chief of a Salem County fire department was sentenced on Tuesday on Arson charges and will spend nearly one year in jail. Patrick Foster of Quinton Township pleaded guilty last December for helping a property owner burn down an abandoned home, then hindered the investigation of the fire. The 47 year-old Foster will spend 364…
Two students from Wildwood High School were judged the winners in Cape May County’s 2013 Earth Day Logo Contest. Shalimar Pagan took first place and Natasha Quinones finished second in the competition, with this year’s theme of Respect for the Planet. Pagan’s winning artwork will appear on the new Earth Day T-shirt. Both students received gift cards and goodie bags…
The unseasonably warm weather will last one more day in South Jersey. On Tuesday Atlantic City tied the high temperature of 85 degrees, a record that was set in 1959. Wednesday’s record high is also 85 and forecasters are calling for temperatures in the low 80’s. Showers and thunderstorms are predicted for Wednesday night and…
A six year-old boy has died from a gunshot wound to the head. The shot was fired accidentally by his 4 year-old playmate in Toms River on Monday. Police say that 6 year-old Brandon Holt was pronounced dead nearly 24 hours after being shot by the 4-year-old with a .22 caliber rifle. The children were playing…
A Florida man has been charged with the murder of a Mullica Township man who was found fatally shot inside a home last year. Michael K. Castro, 32, of Dania, Broward County, Florida, was arrested for the murder of John Kingsbury. Castro is charged with felony murder, murder and weapons offenses. The charges allege that…
Atlantic City Police have identified the two people found dead inside a casino hotel room on Sunday. The bodies of 56 year old Vincent Iappelli Jr. and 22 year old Clarissa DelCollo were found inside a seventh floor room at the Revel Casino on Sunday by a housekeeper. Police say the two were romantically linked;…
An 81 year old woman from Fairfield Township lost her life on Monday night during a fire that tore through a home she shared with her husband for nearly a half century. The Press of Atlantic City reports that 81 year old Martha Hatch lost her life in a fire that quickly spread through her…