New Jersey’s tough anti-bullying legislation was signed into law by Governor Chris Christie. After complaints by smaller school districts about covering the cost of compliance to the law, state lawmakers made $1 million in funding available to districts in need after they have utilized free online training materials. The law was pushed through after the…
A 34 year old man from Del Haven has been arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer and other offenses following a burglary sunday morning at a home on Eldredge Avenue. Police busted Robert Forbes who was inside the home. When police arrived, Forbes kicked one officer and slammed…
A major house fire in the Villas section of Lower Township Monday afternoon. The Cape May County Herald reports that four fire departments were called to the scene of a house fire in the 200 block of Drumbed Road. The fire call went out after 3pm on Monday and the resulting fire seriously damaged the…
Bridgeton Police are continuing to search for a man who bashed a brick against another man’s head on Friday night and stole money out of the victim’s pockets. Police say the incident occurred Friday evening on Bank Street. A man told police he was hit in the head with a brick and while he was…
More than a dozen students had only minor injuries resulting from a school bus accident in Vineland Monday afternoon. NBC10 in Philadelphia reports that 14 students, ages eight and nine, were injured during the accident Monday at Delsea Drive and Sherman Avenue. The students were taken to a hospital as a precautionary measure.
A lockdown in a North Jersey community for an alleged gunman on the loose is now over. School district officials in Hackettstown ended a mandatory lockdown at several schools early Monday afternoon after reports about a man weilding an assault rifle were unfounded. Someone alerted a communications center about a man with a gun who…
In a move that suprised no one in Atlantic City, the new Revel Casino now has a gaming license. The Casino Control Commission met on Monday and approved a gaming license for the casino with a unanimous 3-0 vote. Revel is the first new casino to open in Atlantic City in nearly a decade. The…
Several schools located in the North Jersey community of Hacketstown are locked down today following a report that an individual was hiding in the woods with a rifle. The Associated Press reports that a call came in to the Warren County communications center Monday morning from a man who alleged that he was in the…
Two boys high school basketball stars from Cape May County have been named to the all star third team of the Al Carino Basketball Club of South Jersey. Gazette Leader Sports Editor Brian Cunniff reports that Zak Barrett of Wildwood High and Matt Bosch of Ocean City High were both named to the third team in…
A new poll released Monday shows that New Jersey residents have had enough of political namecalling. A new Farleigh Dickinson University/Public Mind poll shows that 87 percent of state residents are tired of the bad language and namecalling conducted by high ranking politicans. What names are we most frustrated with? “Numbnuts”, popularized by Governor Chris…