Three people were busted in the latest drug investigation in Middle Township. Mindy Denny, Jeremy Slyvester, and Darwin Terrell were all placed in jail after police executed a search warrant at Seventh Street in Del Haven. All three individuals were charged with Possession of Heroin with the intent to distribute, and possession of Drug Paraphernalia.…
Cumberland County now has the dubious distinction of ranking at the bottom of the list of New Jersey counties in public health for the fourth straight year. On Wednesday the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin released the results of their annual study of state health rankings by county, and Cumberland was…
The first gun buyback program since 2010 in Atlantic County will take place this Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. both days. State officials will purchase guns with no questions asked at two locations, the Second Baptist Church in Atlantic City and Faith Baptist Church in Pleasantville. For more information on the…
Despite the declines in casino revenues and Hurricane Sandy, tourism dollars set a record for New Jersey in 2012. The Economic Impact of Tourism Report was published on Wednesday and it said tourism spending rose by 3 percent last year to $40 billion, breaking the previous record set in 2007. A look inside the numbers…
Three Cape May County girls high school basketball players have been selected to the Atlantic City Press All-Star Team. Junior Lauryn Fields of Middle Township and Sophomore Lauren Holden of Lower Cape May were named to the first team. Ocean City senior Julia Duggan was named the Press Player of the Year. Duggan averaged 16 points…
Bridgeton Police found a woman’s body Wednesday night and believe she was the victim of a fatal hit and run. NBC-40 reports that the accident occurred around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the area of McCormick Place and Orange Street. Bridgeton authorities said a woman’s body was found in the street with skid marks nearby, leading them to suspect a hit…
The takeover is official. The Atlantic City Airport will be taken over by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The South Jersey Transportation Authority has signed off on the deal. The Port Authority will take over management of the airport, but no one is expected to lose their job. Officials say they…
The early bird will like the new schedule at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry. Officials there announced their first departure has been moved up by about an hour. The new schedule will take effect as of April 1. The first departure out of the Cape May side will be 6:30 a.m. The current base schedule is…
New Jersey renters who had losses during Hurricane Sandy may be eligible to receive federal disaster assistance to replace damaged contents. Renters can receive up to $40,000 in low-interest disaster home loans from the Small Business Administration for personal property losses. Loan applications are due no later than Monday, April 1. No one is required…
A number of schools closed down following Hurricane Sandy, Stone Harbor Elementary School was the first to reopen. The school reopened about a week ago and Gov. Chris Christie stopped in on Wednesday to tour the school and take questions from the press. Christie praised school officials for working out an agreement with Avalon to…