Need the services of the county clerk in Cumberland County? Well it is be much easier with a new change that is going into effect. Beginning Tuesday, June 12th, the Cumberland County Clerk’s Office will be open until 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. The Cumberland County Court House is…
Discussion of a new fishing pier in Lower Township is going to continue. One of the agenda items for Monday night’s council meeting includes the creation of a new fishing pier in the township. There currently is no fishing pier there, but Lower Township had plenty in the past. Mayor Mike Beck and Councilman Tom…
Big dollars will be on the line the next time the Powerball Lottery draws its numbers. The multi-state lottery is up to a $177 million jackpot. The next drawing will be taking place on Wednesday. No one has won the Powerball Lottery since April 25.
A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 24 months in prison for his role in a plot to sink a fishing boat off the coast of Cape May, N.J., in August 2009 to collect $400,000 from the insurance company that insured the boat. The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced that Manh Nguyen, was involved in a conspiracy…
A crackdown in Cape May County on underage drinking netted results Memorial Day Weekend. The Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) partnered in a multi-agency crackdown on underage drinkers in Cape May County during the Memorial Day Weekend that resulted in 11 arrests, including two for driving while intoxicated. They were monitoring Gleeson’s Liquor Store…
A Vineland postal worker gave a new definition to “special delivery.” Police there arrested Arturo Delgado for receiving pot shipments through the mail. The man worked for the postal service. The packages were coming in from California. Authorities were tipped off by post office officials. The street value of the drugs were valued just below…
A Garden State Parkway crash claimed the life of a man in Toms River. State Police confirm that Jeffrey Rosenberg was pronounced dead at the scene after he lost control of his vehicle, it overturned, and hit a tree. A second vehicle accident took place in the same area shortly after. That man, Justin Schwartz,…
A loophole that local towns use to raise dollars could soon be closed. Legislation sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney cleared that house to limit the amount of “user fees.” The bill, would prevent local officials from moving spending items traditionally covered by the property tax levy, like trash collection, off the property tax bill…
A pair of the most economically challenged school districts in the state were visited by the highest ranking education official. Acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf, along with State Senator Jeff Van Drew visited Woodbine and Commercial Township school districts. Representatives from the Wildwood school district attended as they talked about having high percentage of poor…
A Gloucester County man was indicted Thursday for the murders of a Hammonton woman and her son last year. Patrick Latko, 32, has been officially charged in the case for the stabbing deaths of 64 year-old Diana Patterson and her 29 year-old son Ryan on Nov. 3rd. Latko is being held at the Atlantic County…