Texting while driving is a bad idea. Its especially a bad idea over the next month in Lower Township. The Lower Township Police Department today announced a township wide traffic safety enforcement initiative on the use of hand-held cell phones while driving beginning Tuesday, May 1, 2012 thru Friday, June 1, 2012. This initiative is…
A highly publicized case has returned a guilty verdict on all but one count. Craig Arno was convicted on 27 out of 28 counts, including murder, felony murder, carjacking, kidnapping, and first-degree robbery. Arno and Jessica Kisby carjacked and kidnapped a man at the Trump Taj Mahal parking garage. That man, Martin Caballero was stabbed…
Some people say they are going to go medieval and others apparently do it. An Atlantic County Grand Jury indicted a Hammonton man for attempted murder in connection with the attack of an Atlantic City Electric employee with a reproduction of a medieval weapon. It is alleged that on the afternoon of February 8, 2012,…
Wanna put $20 bucks down on the Flyers in the next series? Well a pair of lawmakers are working on trying to make that a reality in New Jersey. Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and Congressman Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) announced that they are joining together in one concerted effort to expand sports gaming to New…
Its bikers meet bands this weekend. A couple of big events are meeting in Wildwood. The Sensational Spring Weekend and Spring Rally Weekend are convening on the island. A number of biker related activities are set up. Meanwhile, people coming down for the Neil Sadaka concert will be outside at Fox Park on Saturday for…
A bicyclist was injured after being struck by a vehicle. A pedestrian was struck while riding his bicycle northbound on Bayshore Road and was thrown to the ground. A witness reported a gray colored passenger vehicle had come up from behind the bicyclist, struck him with the passenger side mirror and continued northbound, fleeing the…
Here is something you don’t hear stolen everyday. A trailer was taken from the Arts of Gymnastics on Route 47 in Rio Grande. Middle Township Police say they are investigating the incident that took place on Sunday. The trailer is valued at approximately $5,000. The trailer was used by the studio to transport costumes and…
The Atlantic City Council approvel the contoversial 15 per cent pay raise for Mayor Lorenzo Langford at their Wednesday meeting. The council voted 7-0 to authorize a nearly $16,000 pay raise beginning next January. The new salary makes the mayor the highest paid civilian in the city, 27th on the list behind police and firemen. Opponents…
Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano blames the state of New Jersey for the budget impasse in the City. Troiano spoke on Wednesday at the Annual “Meet the Mayors” luncheon, hosted by the Greater Wildwood Chamber of Commerce. The Wildwood Leader reports that the city asked for an extension until April 18th to submit their budget plan…
By all accounts, the Fugitive Safe Surrender program was very successful, as nearly 2,700 people cleared their criminal records since Saturday. Over 1,100 people turned themselves in on the final day Wednesday, causing an overflow of processing that will continue today at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Less than one per cent of those with…