A state police officer was injured during a crash in North Jersey over the weekend. Authorities say that a two-vehicle accident around Exit 110 of the Garden State Parkway involved a state trooper. The unidentified officer was taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The incident took place just prior to 1…
A Bridgeton man plead guilty to a 2010 death. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Michael A. Jones admitted his guilty in the death of Alfred Costantino. Jones plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter, theft of a motor vehicle, and eluding police. The plea deal will have Jones spend 30 years behind bars, with him…
Hurricane Sandy is partly to blame for a rate increase by Atlantic City Electric. The state approved the 2.4 percent increase on Friday. A lot of the extra dollars will be going to fix infrastructure following the damage left behind by Hurricane Sandy. The initial filing by the company was for a seven percent hike.…
Gov. Chris Christie has drawn attention again for ordered the flags to be lowered for a celebrity’s death. Flags will be at half staff on Monday for James Gandolfini, who died on Wednesday. Some say the honor should be kept only for serviceman and women who die. The governor’s office says state law allows for…
It may be summer, but shore towns are continuing to do work to ensure safety for its residents. Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian says that the city is replacing eight bulkheads at various locations and that a contractor is completing the work now. The resorts has put $1.7 million into paving and drainage improvements. Some…
In the event of an emergency, gas stations are are always among the most important operations to keep going. Legislation that would help gas stations along emergency evacuation routes wire for backup power so they can still pump gasoline during an emergency was introduced by Senator Jim Whelan. The program would be funded through the…
A change in the new state budget could mean big savings in debt service to local school districts. The governor has reportedly agreed to the change that would grant relief from increased debt repayments for school construction. If the new budget is approved the Middle Township school district will save nearly $49,000 on next year’s…
A 41 year-old Ventnor man who turned himself into police on April 1st confessed to his 1990 crime in court on Thursday. Steven Goff pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter for the murder of 15 year-old Frederick Hart in 1990. Goff claimed to be enraged when he stabbed his victim in the woods behind their homes…
Atlantic Cape Community College plans to save about 40 percent on their energy bills with the installation of new solar panels. School officials announced that Marina Energy LLC will install over 7,700 solar panels in the campus parking lots starting in July, that could save the college $130,000 on their annual electric bills. South Jersey…
The 90th annual National Marbles Tournament concluded on Thursday with the crowning of a new marbles king and queen. Emily Cavacini, 11, from Pittsburgh won the girls title and 12 year-old Cooper Fisher of Middletown Valley, Maryland captured the boy’s crown. The two mibsters from Wildwood, India McClendon and William Portalatin won about half of…