There were two winning tickets in the New Jersey Cash 5 lottery on Wednesday, and one of them was sold in Vineland. New Jersey Lottery officials confirm that one of the two winning tickets was sold at a discount liquor store on North Main Road in Vineland. The ticket is worth just over $67,000; the…
A 50 year old woman from Cape May was busted by police in Galloway Township for allegedly trying to help her sister settle a dispute with a loaded handgun. Police say they charged Bonnie Oliver-Allamong who went to her sister’s home in Galloway Township Wednesday after her sister was involved in some sort of a…
Four more individuals were charged in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme based in the Wildwoods. Among those arrested include co-owners of Blue Ocean Realty, Frederic DiAntonio and Louis Catarro. Also arrested were 43 year old Kathyrn Lockwood of Wildwood Crest and Thomas Morello of Mount Laurel. United States Attorney Paul Fishman says all were…
The annual rail pilgrimage to Washington, D.C. began on Thursday aboard a chartered 14-car train. About 900 of the state’s business leaders climbed aboard for the state Chamber of Commerce’s 76th trip to the nation’s capitol. Governor Christie did not take the train, but is scheduled to give the group’s keynote address. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono plans…
The recently formed Long-Term Recovery Group held it’s first public meeting Wednesday in Atlantic City. The group is comprised of local religious, social service and public safety leaders. They said that some of the resort’s neighborhoods could take two or three years to fully recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. According to the group over 9,000…
In advance of possible new gun control laws, gun sales are up and activity a local shooting range is setting records. The Atlantic County Firearms Training Facility set a record for attendance this past weekend, as 38 people took the First Steps Pistol Class, an overview of how to operate a variety of handguns. The Current of Egg Harbor Township reports…
The $350 million road project for the Route 72 causeway entrance to Long Beach Island goes out to bid on Thursday. The long-awaited project will include a new bridge parallel to the existing one, which will be improved to increase capacity and include a bike-way for both pedestrians and bicycles. Local officials have been lobbying…
After a first-degree murder indictment in June of 2010, an accused man will finally stand trial for his crime. On Wednesday Superior Court Judge Raymond Batten ruled that Alberto Martinez of Wildwood is competent to stand trial for the baseball bat murder of 19 year-old Vincent DeSario, who was visiting Wildwood with friends in May of…
A man who serves as as assistant basketball coach at Vineland High School has been arrested and charged with lewdness for exposing himself to two male foreign exchange students. The South Jersey Times reports that 49 year old John Kinka of Vineland was housing to teenage foreign exchange students; Kinka allegedly provided alcohol to the…
Students who attend Atlantic Cape Community College will be paying more for their education in the coming year. The Board of Trustees met this week and approved a six percent increase in tuition and fees charged at the local college. The college anticipates a three percent drop in enrollment which means tuition and fees have…