Vineland officials are expecting to review plans this week for a youth sports facility proposed by developer Ronald Nametko, that could cost as much as $300 million to build. Exact details of the project have not been released but the plan is to create a state-of-the-art indoor/outdoor facility on over 250 acres of land located off of Route 55…
A 39 year-old Ventnor man was arrested late Friday for allegedly running a human-trafficking ring from his apartment on Newport Avenue. Marc Branch is being held in the Atlantic County Jail on charges including first-degree human trafficking, sexual assault, and prostituting a minor. Bail was set at $250,000. Branch is accused of luring young men…
Two brothers have been charged in the death of a 12-year-old girl. Autumn Pasquale had been missing since the weekend and her body was found stuffed in a recycling container. The two boys, 15 and 17-years-old, were charged with murder and other related offenses, but their names were not released. The charges were announced out…
Three more cases of fungal meningitis have been reported in Cumberland County, taking their total cases to 16. Two men, ages 82 an 53 reportedly received possibly tainted steroid injections at Premier Orthopedic Surgical Associates in Vineland. A 62 year-old woman got her steroid injection at South Jersey Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Vineland, where…
New data is showing big increases in the Canadian market. Cape May County Tourism Director said that Canadian visitors were up 22 percent last year and spending by those visitors was up 28 percent. Cape May County has been doing extra marketing to the Canadian market to bring them down on vacations in the summer.…
Woodbine is showing it pays to recycle. Mayor William Pikolycky is pleased to announce that the Borough of Woodbine will receive $4,402.33 from the State of New Jersey for a recycling grant. New Jersey became the first state to require statewide recycling in 1987 with passage of the Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act.…
A new national poll looks good for GOP presidential challenger Mitt Romney. The latest Monmouth University poll shows that Romney holds a three point edge of President Barack Obama. Currently, Gov. Romney leads the incumbent by 48% to 45% among likely American voters. Following the first debate earlier this month, Romney held a one point…
Area police recruits are going to get one of the best to help train them. 1984 Olympic silver medalist and WBA Light Heavyweight Champion, Virgil “Quicksilver” Hill and his trainer Jose Tabora, a former Mixed Martial Arts competitor, will be at the Atlantic County Police Training Center to speak to recruits as part of the…
A “Meet the Candidates” night is being held in Cape May County on Tuesday. Congressman Frank LoBiondo will participate in event being put on by the League of Women Voters. It will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at the Wetlands Institute at the 1075 Stone Harbor Blvd. Voters will have a…
A man was waiting to be hit by a New Jersey Transit train on Monday. Authorities say the man was sitting on the tracks waiting for a train to arrive. The incident took place in Plainfield. The unidentifed man was seriously injured and rushed to an area hospital for treatment.