Lower Township Police will enact a crackdown on drunk drivers during the holiday season. Township Police announced they will participate in the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign that runs from December 7th through January 2nd. Police say the number of impaired drivers increases by ten percent during the holiday season and this…
Another source of housing for those displaced by Hurricane Sandy could be in communities built for people ages 55 and older. The federal government announced that age-restricted developments could offer temporary housing to storm refugees of any age. The voluntary program would allow senior communities to keep their right to exclude younger permanent residents while providing shelter…
Anthony Raffa was a leading scorer for the Wildwood Catholic Crusaders in high school, and now he leads NCAA Division I men in scoring average. Raffa now plays for Coastal Carolina and averages 26 points per game. Raffa scored a career-high 34 points on Saturday in a loss to Florida International. This year Raffa was named to the…
State Senator Jim Whalen announced on Tuesday that he plans to introduce legislation that will help small businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy. Whalen’s bill would allow small business owners to claim up to $100,000 in tax credits for uncompensated property losses and repairs from the super-storm. The credit could be applied to the business’ corporate…
Atlantic City Police announced the arrest of a Pleasantville man Tuesday on gun and drug charges, after the Atlantic City SWAT Team executed a search warrant at his home on East Redwood Avenue. Police found 24 year-old Reed Bell, allegedy in possession of nine grams of raw heroin, a semiautomatic handgun, and over $16,000 in cash, believed…
U.S. Small Business Administration Deputy Administrator Marie Johns will visit Long Beach Island Township Wednesday. Johns will meet with state and local officials and view ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Sandy. While there, she will join New Jersey Assemblywoman DiAnne C. Gove to tour a small business complex that suffered damage during Hurricane Sandy.
A Philadelphia woman was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday for the murders of two Canadian tourists in Atlantic City. An Atlantic County grand jury indicted 44 year-old Antoinette Pelzer of Huntington Park for the murders of 80 year–old Po Lin Wan and her daughter 47 year-old Alice Mei See Leung, both of Scarborough, Ontario. Prosecutors…
A pinhole leak was found Tuesday night at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Township. Officials at the plant say the leak on a reactor head spray nozzle of 2 to 3 drops per minute does not pose a safety hazard for workers or the public. The leak is being repaired, and the…
Vouchers for hotel rooms for displaced residents of Hurricane Sandy from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are set to expire on Thursday. A FEMA spokesperson told the Press of Atlantic City that victims of the storm need to find short-term rental apartments as the best use of any rental assistance they receive from FEMA. About…
It’s happened again..another New Jersey teacher has been accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of her students. 31 year old Erin Haskell of Barnegat Township has been arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault and with endangering the welfare of a child. Haskell teaches at the Toms River Intermediate School; the age…