A school employee has been charged with having sexual relations with a student. The Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office tells Coastal Broadcasting that Stacey Johnson, was charged in both Vineland and Bridgeton with second degree crimes of sexual pentration against a student. Bail was set at $100,000 full cash. Authorities say that the incident took place…
A special visit will help commemorate a ground breaking in Woodbine. A new Senior Addition to the Woodbine Community Center to be held on Friday at 1:30 p.m. Attending will be Acting New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Richard Constable. This addition is being funding by a Small Cities Public Facilities grant from the…
Legislation to help keep our local law enforcement safe is being reintroduced in Washington D.C. U.S. Congressmen Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02) and Peter Visclosky (IN-01) have introduced a four year reauthorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) program. Since 1999, over 13,000 jurisdictions across the country have participated in the BVP program with nearly $300…
Imagine you are a bar owner at a shore resort and you’ve just been told that your business must shut down at midnight every night. That’s what happened in Point Pleasant Beach. On Tuesday night, borough council approved an ordinance that would require local bars to close at midnight starting July 1st. Currently the bars…
Tuesday marked a milestone in the $500 million Route 52 causeway project from Somers Point into Ocean City. All four lanes were opened to traffic for the first time in four years of construction. In addition to the four wider lanes, there are also shoulders along each direction of the causeway for emergencies. Fishing piers…
There has been no new information released in the murder of April Kauffman of Linwood last Thursday. Results of the autopsy have not been released, because they could compromise the investigation, according to Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel. The victim’s husband, Dr. James Kauffman, has been cooperating fully with the investigation, as officials work to…
The top vote getter in last Tuesday’s election is now mayor of Cape May Point. The Borough Commission met on Tuesday and named 69 year-old George “Skip” Stanger the new mayor of Cape May Point. Stanger, a retired New Jersey Superior Court judge, replaces Carl Schupp, who served as mayor for 12 years. Also taking…
No budget has yet been introduced in Cumberland County. Freeholders there continue to work on the numbers following the sale of the Cumberland Manor. Freeholder Sam Fiocchi told Coastal Broadcasting that some hard decisions will have to be made. Republicans took over control of the board following last November’s election. Fiocchi said efficiency studies are…
A crash in Egg Harbor Township brought police to the scene on Tuesday. Authorities there say the incident took place at approximately 12:41 a.m., on Coolidge Avenue in the area of Washington Avenue. A 2006 Ford Van, operated by Carol Paulaitis, 52 years of age of Pittsgrove, was proceeding North on Coolidge Avenue when she…
Over 60 people will find themselves unemployed after a recent layoff notice was handed out. The Cape May County Herald reports that 62 people were given notices. The collection of employees were made up of teacher’s aides and bus aides. The report says that the township’s board of education has decided to privatize its use…