The attorney for a woman accused of killing a mother and daughter last May in Atlantic City, has asked for a mental evaluation for her client. Antoinette Pelzer, 44, appeared in Superior Court on Wednesday with Holly Bitters, her court-appointed lawyer. Bitters is seeking an possible insanity defense for her client, who fatally stabbed two women as they…
On Wednesday evening an elderly man was killed by a vehicle as he tried to cross the Black Horse Pike in Egg Harbor Township. Enrique Acosta, 73, of EHT was crossing the eastbound lanes of the pike at about 5:30 p.m. when he was struck by a Ford F–150, driven by a 73 year-old man from Springfield, Pennsylvania.…
On Wednesday, concrete was being poured and piles were driven into the beach in front of the Resorts Casino Hotel. Construction began on Margaritaville, with a planned completion of Memorial Day Weekend. The new $35 million project is being built in a partnership with singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffet and is touted as Atlantic City’s only year-round…
A vandalism incident has two suspects. Middle Township Police say they arrested two juveniles for the vandalism to the hockey rink at Clarence Davies Sports Complex. The damage to the rink has been estimated to be in the eight thousand dollar range. Both Juveniles were charged and released to the custody of their parents. Police have…
Lower Township is looking to make a new hire. Manager Mike Voll tells 987 The Coast that the township has spent money on consulting companies in the past, but they would like to hire a municipal engineer. The thought process is that the municipal engineer would work for the residents of the town and would…
Here is something you don’t see everyday, a Republican who is more popular with Democrats than he is within his own party. A new poll by Public Policy Polling says that Gov. Chris Christie is viewed more favorably by Democrats than Republicans. The data says that 52 percent of Democrats nationally view the state’s governor…
Gov. Chris Christie isn’t happy with the photo, but he made the cover of Time Magazine this week. Christie was critical of the cover during interviews on Wednesday. The state’s highest ranking official says he looks like a mob boss. The cover has the words “The Boss” written underneath the photo, which reminds some of…
A bishop perhaps best known of the consolidation of schools and churches is officially retiring. Bishop Joseph Galante will be stepping down as the Bishop of the Camden Diocese. Galante has been battling some on-going health problems, but no notice was given for the retirement officially. Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan, of New York, will take…
Many reports continue to be filed regarding how much Hurricane Sandy cost New Jersey. New numbers released by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation says that $16.5 million of damage took place to the ecosystem of the shore. A number of communities are doing or will require beach fills as a result of Super Storm…
A Philadelphia woman was arraigned in Superior Court today. Antoinette Pelzer, 45, is being arraigned in connection with the murders of Po Lin Wan, 80, and Alice Mei See Leung, 47; a mother and daughter from Scarborough, Ontario, who were fatally stabbed in Atlantic City on May 21, 2012. Pelzer was indicted back in November.