Part of the Black Horse Pike was shut down during a 7 1/2 hour standoff with police. A suspect barricaded himself inside of a home. Frank Waggenhoffer (49 years of age from Egg Harbor Township), was charged with Terroristic Threats, Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purpose, Resisting Arrest and Simple Assault. Bail was set…
Two early morning fires were extinguished at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning at Atlantic Cape Community College’s Hamilton Township campus. Firefighters were called to an area near Building Q at about 5:20 a.m. Authorities continue to investigate, but say the fires were electrical, and may have been caused excess water near underground wiring. Damage to the interior of the building…
One of South Jersey’s largest communities may have a runoff election on December 4th. Many ballots are still being counted up in Vineland and Cumberland County, but it appears that Mayor Robert Romano and challenger Ruben Bermudez are headed to a runoff election in less than a month. A runoff election is required in Vineland…
About 59 percent of New Jersey’s voters participated in Tuesday evening’s elections. That could represent a near-record low voter turnout in the state, and Hurricane Sandy is to blame. Back in 2000, also during a presidential election, 70 percent of registered voters came out to vote. Thousands of people in the state continue to struggle…
About the only thing that can shut down a FEMA disaster recovery center following a hurricane? A nor’easter. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced today that all disaster recovery centers throughout the state will be closed on Wednesday, November 7th as a nor’easter storm bears down on the coast. The centers are expected to open…
It’s sentencing day for an Atlantic County man who threw his infant daughter off the Driscoll Bridge in northern New Jersey back in February, 2010. The courts are expected to throw the book today at 24 year old Shamshidden Abdur-Raheem..he’s a Galloway Township resident who tossed his infant daughter Zara off the bridge into the…
It was a difficult win, but still a victory for republican Dan Lockwood in Middle Township. Lockwood turned back a stubborn challenge from William Sturm III during balloting lastnight. Lockwood won the election by slightly more than 100 votes. This keeps a 2-1 republican majority in Middle Township.
Expected big wins last night for the Cape May County republican party in countywide elections on Tuesday night. Sea Isle City Mayor and Freeholder Len Desiderio was re-elected to his freeholder position last night, knocking off challenger Walt Deegan by a nearly two to one margin. Also winning last night was Freeholder Sue Sheppard, who…
Stone Harbor Mayor Suzanne Walters won re-election to another term on Tuesday night. Walters turned back a challenge from former council member Randy Bauer and current Councilman Al Carusi, who attempted a write in campaign. Walters earned 227 votes, good enough to put her 53 votes ahead of Bauer.
Who’s going to be the next mayor of Cape May? We really don’t know yet. A very close election in Cape May Tuesday evening as challenger Russell Chew defeated incumbent Mayor Ed Mahaney by two slim votes, 547 to 545. Other ballots are being counted up in Cape May and it is possible that this…