A Cape May Court House family and friends may feel a little better today. The Lockerbie bomber was pronounced dead. Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi was the man convicted of the Pan Am Flight 103 bomb. The explosion, which occurred over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988, claimed the lives 270 people including the daughter of…
A new report finds that perhaps more people are living in poverty than anyone would have thought. A new survey by Legal Services of New Jersey found that one in four people in 2010 were living in poverty. The recession that began years ago led to this increase. Job growth is better today than in…
He might not be running for president, but that doesn’t mean he won’t comment on President Barack Obama. Gov. Chris Christie was quoted as saying that “He (Obama) is the most ill-prepared person to assume the presidency in my lifetime,” while in Kentucky speaking to key GOP members. Christie has been considered as a potential…
Gas prices continue to get better all over South Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports that prices have dipped another five cents in the past week. The latest survey found that the prices have come in at $3.64 per gallon. On a more positive note, prices are 20 cents better than they were at the same time…
A huge drug arrest in North Jersey involved multi-state agencies. A Middletown couple are under arrest and facing serious charges including drug distribution, illegal weapons and ammunition, and endangering the welfare of children. Numerous illegal weapons and narcotics were seized from the home, including: 5 assault-type rifles and 6 handguns. Two of the weapons were reported…
If a majority of New Jersey residents are right, we won’t be completely dead when we die. A new Monmouth University poll dived into what state resident believe in. Overall, 64% of New Jerseyans believe in life after death, 51% believe in the theory of evolution, 49% believe in life on other planets, and 38%…
A car fire was responded to quickly in North Wildwood. A vehicle caught on fire on 11th Ave. in the city on Friday night. Calls went out to police shortly after 11 p.m. and fire crews arrived on scene. The fire was put out within five minutes of authorities showing up on the scene. Early…
Philadelphia Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel has been suspended for one game by Major League Baseball. Manuel had a much celebrated run in with umpire Bob Davidson earlier this week and the sport suspended both Manuel and Davidson for their behavior. Both men used some language that was offensive and the video of the verbal fight…
The state’s unemployment rate stands at a full percentage higher than the national average. New figures released before the weekend but the New Jersey jobless rate at 9.1 percent, which is one full percentage point higher than the national average of 8.1 percent. There were 6,300 new jobs created in the private sector which helped…
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday on the body of 20 year old Elijah Gatewood-Gabriel who was allegedly stabbed to death by his uncle at an apartment located on Route 47 in Deptford Township. Township Police have arrested Chad Gatewood and charged him with murder and other offenses following an argument that led to Gatewood-Gabriel’s…