Hundreds of unwelcome passengers on a Greyhound bus that left Atlantic City on Friday. The bus pulled out of Atlantic City headed for New York when a swarm of roaches started to flood out of the vents inside the bus. The bus had to pull over and let passengers off when the bugs started to…
The Cape May County Tourism Conference is pulling in a major speaker. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno will be the headline speaker of the conference that is scheduled for April 25. Cape May County Tourism Director Diane Wieland told 987 The Coast that the conference was moved to the afternoon that day to accommodate Guadagno’s schedule.…
Residents of Upper Township won’t be paying any additional money in local property taxes. Committee there introduced a budget with a flat tax increase. Mayor Richard Palumbo told 987 The Coast that the committee began working on the budget last year and the hard work paid off. It was only a couple of years ago…
Your tax refund check might not get to you in the near future. The State of New Jersey is holding up some 13,000 checks because they are worried about increased cases of identity fraud. The state is flagging some of the refunds that they say need to be looked into more. More are expected to…
JD Power & Associates has named Atlantic City Electric at the top of the list among 31 utilities impacted by Hurricane Sandy for overall effectiveness in handling the emergency. The group conducted a survey of over 5,000 customers in 15 different states affected by Sandy, and rated the utility companies on preparedness, support efforts in recovery and effectiveness of communication. At the…
On Thursday Governor Chris Christie recommended 37 state projects for matching grants from the New Jersey Historic Trust. On the list was $15,000 for rehabilitation of the Nathaniel Foster House in Lower Township. The $1.4 million grant package needs final approval from the Garden State Preservation Trust and N.J. State Legislature.
A robbery suspect was apprehended by an off-duty Atlantic City police officer while committing the crime. At about 10 p.m. Wednesday night, officer Anthony Abrams was driving past the Atlantic City Car Wash on Albany Avenue, when he heard a security alarm. After calling police dispatch, Abrams saw a man leaving the car wash allegedly carrying…
Police in Atlantic City report a bicyclist was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Thursday night at about 8 p.m. The accident occuurred at North Rhode Island Avenue and Melrose Avenue, when a truck driver collided with a biker while attempting to make a turn. The 26 year-old Atlantic City man was pronounced dead at the scene and…
All three defendants have pleaded guilty to felony murder for the carjacking and fatal shooting of a Middlesex County man in September 2011. On Thursday it was Raheem Simmons pleading guilty to one count of felony murder. Eric S. Darden, 21, and Phillip L. Byrd, 21, both of Camden, previously pleaded guilty to felony murder…
A robbery of a gas station in Millville turned violent when shots rang out. An attendant was shot in the leg and another shot was fired into the store at another person by an unidentified man. The incident took place at a Gulf Station located on the 800 block of North 2nd Street. An investigation…