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…
It’s five years in the slammer for Middle Township resident Paul Olexa. Olexa was in court on Friday and received a five year prison term from Judge Ray Batten. Olexa admitted that he fatally shot a friend, Samuel Schmucker, during an alleged hunting accident more than a year ago. Olexa admitted to the killing and…
A woman who’s body was found inside a van Thursday afternoon was strangled. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Atlantic County authorities have determined the cause of death for the woman who’s body was located inside the van parked along the 1800 block of Arctic Avenue. A formal autopsy is being performed on the…
A South Jersey man has been jailed after he decided to keep some money erroneously given to him by a bank teller. 27 year old Felipe DePadula of Riverside was jailed after he failed to return $2,700 in extra money that a bank teller accidentally gave to him during a transaction. When he was contacted…
Local police departments across the state will participate in the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign next week. If you or your passengers are not buckled-up, expect to be stopped and fined as nearly 150 local agencies will stage enforcement checkpoints and saturation starting on Monday through June 3rd. The crack down period will occur…
Two local high schools will square off on the baseball diamond Monday afternoon as the state high school baseball playoffs get underway. The Gazette Leader’s Brian Cunniff reports that Wildwood High is seeded sixth in South Jersey Group I and will host 11th seeeded Cape May Tech on Monday. The two teams played one week…
The NJ State Board of Education has approved regulations on ads for school buses. The guidelines go into effect at the beginning of June, meaning you could soon see display ads plastered on your local yellow school buses. The guidelines are quite extensive and would require approval by local boards of education. Half the money…
Dennis Township residents showed up in force at Thursday night’s board of education meeting, concerned about the budget cuts that would eliminate sports programs. Dennis Township Business Administrator Terri Nowotny told the crowd that the district would need $19,000 to bring back the extracurricular activities. Parents told officials they plan to form an independent fundraising…
The first quarter of 2012 was way better than the same period last year. Officials at the East Coast Gaming Congress in Atlantic City announced yesterday that casino profits were up by 17 percent during the first three months of the year. Increases were across the board, including non-gambling revenues and greater hotel occupancy. The…