The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired left wing Simon Gagne from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, previously acquired from Phoenix. Gagne, who turns 33 on Thursday, returns to the Flyers after two years away from the organization. In 10 seasons with the Flyers, Gagne…
The Middle Township Police Department will be participating in “Operation Take Back New Jersey”, which is a DEA initiative geared towards collecting unwanted, unused or expired medications. The goal of “Operation Take Back New Jersey” is to allow the citizens of New Jersey to deliver all of their unused, unwanted, or expired medications to law…
An Atlantic City man has been handed an indictment on charged of aggravated manslaughter of a six-month-old. 19-year-old Dequan Davis will face aggravated manslaughter, manslaughter, and endangering the welfare of a child. It is alleged that David shook the child, which result in the boy’s death. Davis remains in the Atlantic County Justice Facility on…
Upper Township will be buying some automated trash trucks that should improve efficiency and reduce the number of injuries. The Upper Township Gazette reports this week that the committee approved a $3.7 million bond this week that will purchase the new automated trucks. The trucks only require a driver and no crew to collect trash.
$5 million class action lawsuits have been filed in several states including New Jersey from beer drinkers who believe their Budweiser and Michelob beers are watered down. The lawsuits contend that Anheuser-Busch has watered down its product thus reducing the alcohol content of some of its popular beers. Those who filing the suits say employees…
Democrats came out firing shots at Governor Chris Christie’s new state budget just minutes after the governor finished his address in Trenton on Tuesday. Senator Barbara Buono, who wants Christie’s job, says the governor is simply shaking change out of the pockets of the middle class. Buono also told reporters that the state’s unemployment rate…
Cape May County Freeholders met on Tuesday but did the unexpected: They did not adopt a new county budget. Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton announced at the meeting that the freeholders were informed that they should not adopt the $138 million spending plan due to funding that may or may not be available at the state…
Gov. Chris Christie put out his annual budget message during a speech on Tuesday in front of both houses of the state legislature. The proposal is worth $32.9 billion in state spending for the fiscal year that begins in July. Christie says the proposal does not call for any increases to taxes. The governor also…
A potential ATV Park took a big step forward on Monday. The Millville planning board approved a park that would be placed across the street from the New Jersey Motorsports Park. The park would include three tracks that would vary for experience levels. The park would sit on a 85 acre plot of land. Construction…
A Bridgeton police officer has been suspended without pay after allegedly having excessive fire power in his home. Sergeant Steven R. Corey was charged with possession of a machine gun. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office has said that it is investigating, but would not provide further comment at this time. The South Jersey Times was…
