Power was returned to thousands of North Jersey homes that had power knocked out from severe thunderstorms. Officials estimate around 16,000 were without power in the Jersey Central Power and Light and PSE&G coverage area. Some of the final power issues were addressed on Sunday. No serious injuries were reported in the storms that brought…
A drug bust resulted in two arrests in Galloway Township. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Galloway Township Police Department announced the arrest of Richard L. Smith, of Absecon, and his wife Kerri Smith. Smith was caught allegedly selling cocaine to an undercover detective. Among the items seized included Smith’s white Dodge Avenger, $500…
Scores of police officers from all over Cape May County paid their final respects on Friday to Middle Township police officer Jason Sill. The officer’s body was found on Sunday after a lengthy search was conducted when he was reported missing from his fishing boat. Officer Sill was buried at Union Cemetery in South Dennis.
Cape May County Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton conducted a meeting this week with concerned members of local chapters of veterans organizations about conditions at the CMC Veterans Cemetery at Crest Haven. Members of the American Legion and VFW were told that the county would replace the tattered American Flag with a new one and also fix the…
Lower Township MUA officials are expecting progress from the state on the Town Bank water project. The Cape May County Herald reports that the Lower Township Municipal Utilities Authority met with the NJ Department of Environmental Protection and they expect a water allocation permit from the state by mid-December. Lower Township is looking to connect…
Ocean City has ordered the owners of the former Bellevue Hotel to demolish the building immediately. The 99-room former hotel suffered water and structural damage from an August rainstorm and was found by construction officials to be unsafe to the public. If the owners are unable or unwilling to follow the demolition order, Ocean City officials…
A supermarket in North Jersey that was the scene of a deadly shooting has reopened for business again today. The Pathmark Supermarket in Old Bridge, New Jersey opened again this morning one week after three people were shot to death inside the store. One week ago, a gunman opened fire inside the supermarket before it…
Ocean City High School is closed today, but no reason has been given for the closure. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the high school’s message machine announced that the high school is closed for the day. On Thursday six classrooms and the school auditorium were closed due to mold. The Ocean City primary and intermediate…
An Atlantic City man was shot and killed Thursday when he rode his bicycle into a gunfight. Police report that 59 year-old Jose Ortiz was shot in the abdomen, as he was biking in the 1600 block of City Place as a gun battle erupted. Ortiz was later pronounced dead at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center.…
It pays to be a little older in the Garden State..soon you will be able to renew your drivers license through the mail. The state announced that starting December 1st, drivers who are born on or before December 1, 1964 will soon be able to renew the drivers licenses through the mail. New Jersey is…