One of two men indicted in the murder of 19 year-old Khalil Wallace of Woodbine was in court on Thursday, pleading not guilty to the crime. Andre Gross is one of two men charged with first-degree murder in the case. Gross’ attorney says they needed time to review a large amount of evidence from the…
Good news from a nearly tragic accident. The pilot of a banner plane is said to be fine following a crash in Middle Township. Police arrived on the scene around 5 p.m. to a wooded area between Route 47 and the Delaware Bay. The banner plane was suspended by trees about 60 feet off the…
It was a big day for one of Gov. Chris Christie’s nominees. Christopher Cerf was unanimously approved as education commissioner in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Cerf has served for 18 months as acting commissioner because of a practice known as senatorial courtesy, which allows a senator to block a nominee from their district. Cerf moved…
Some strong storms could be moving into the area tonight. A severe thunderstorm watch was posted until 1 a.m. Heavy rain and thunderstorms are in the forecast for the evening. A huge band of rain is expected to sweep across the entire Garden State.
As a result of strong management policies and conservative budget practices, Atlantic County government remains financially stable as reflected in its recent bond ratings by the nation’s top bond rating companies. Bond ratings are given to local governments to rate their overall credit-worthiness, much the same as credit scores do for individuals. Atlantic County has…
Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City helicopter crew medevaced one man and assisted one woman after their personal watercraft ran aground approximately three miles off Atlantic City Wednesday. The Coast Guard received notification of the incident from the Brigantine Police Department after the woman involved called 911 on her cell phone. The man was medevaced…
A disturbing allegation of child pornography involving a man from Cold Spring. A 25 year old man has been arrested and charged with using an internet file sharing network to share photographs of child pornography. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office today announced the arrest of Aaron Debarardnis of Lower Township. He has been charged…
A local attorney who was swept up last week in an FBI investigation regarding some shady property deals in the Wildwoods has yet to resign his job as a public defender in Lower Township. The Gazette Leader reports that Seth Fuscellaro has not offered his resignation despite by a call from the township to do…
Former Wildwood Mayor Gary DeMarzo was in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to charges of official misconduct. DeMarzo was indicted by a grand jury for a second time that he allegedly used city funds to finance his personal legal bills. This is the second go-round for DeMarzo on these charges; an initial indictment was…
A former St. Augustine Prep football player says he plans to stay at Penn State in spite of the NCAA sanctions against the university. Freshman defensive lineman Austin Johnson made the commitment on his Facebook page. Brandon Bell, a senior this year at Oakcrest High School has verbally committed to Penn State. He is reportedly…