Police in Cumberland County announced the arrests of two local men on charges that they killed a Bridgeton man inside is home earlier this month. Police busted 27 year old Leon Saunders of Bridgeton and 31 year old Edward Copes of Vineland over the weekend and charged them with the shooting death of Kevin Pierce.…
The 100th birthday of the city of Wildwood will be held in three weeks. Wildwood city officials announced that the city will commemorate its 100th anniversary on Saturday, May 19th with a series of special events. A grand opening ceremony hosted by Coastal Broadcasting’s Scott Wahl will kick off the event at Noon that day…
The old high school graduation exam may be replaced with tougher tests in the Garden State. Governor Chris Christie on Monday unveiled a new plan that would take away the High School Proficiency Assessment because it’s too weak; the new tests would follow required courses on the high school level. Christie says it’s imperative that…
Lower Cape May Regional High School’s best football player from last season will be lacing up his cleats at Rutgers University. The Gazette Leader’s Brian Cunniff reports that Matthews has decided to join the Scarlet Knights football team as a walk on player this summer. Matthews scored a dozen touchdowns last season for the Caper…
A New Jersey woman who was the victim of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian has succumbed to her injuries. Middle Township Police report that Linda Allen of Manahawkin has died as a result of injuries she suffered Sunday night on Route 47 in Rio Grande. Police say a vehicle driven by 41 year…
Pleasantville police arrested a man in possession of a loaded handgun and 30 grams of pot on Saturday night. Police arrested Keith Gerald, 23, just after 10 p.m. as he sat in his car in the area of Sewell Avenue and Westminster Place. Gerald was in possession of a .38-caliber handgun loaded with hollow point bullets. An…
An Egg Harbor Township man was charged with Driving While Intoxicated, after striking a utility pole and overturning his vehicle. The accident occurred just before 11pm Sunday night on Shore Road near Central Avenue. Thomas Rust, 50, of Egg Harbor Township, was driving south on Shore Rd in Linwood, when he failed to negotiate a…
The danger of crossing Route 47 continues for pedestrians, as a woman was struck by a minivan Saturday night in Rio Grande, near the Shelton Motel. Linda Allen of Manahawkin, NJ was struck by a green Honda Odyssey minivan that was headed westbound on State Highway 47 at about 11pm Saturday. The vehicle was driven by Charles…
Some Middle Township residents are not happy with the Fort Apache site in Rio Grande, and now there is a promise to see how the township dollars were spent ont he project. The Gazette Leader reports that township Committeeman Tim Donohue will carefully investigate how dollars were spent at Fort Apache. The site was supposed…
Ocean City has seen some of the biggest beach fill projects in New Jersey over the past decade..and another one is coming. Senators Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg both announced that Ocean City will be getting another $7 million beach fill courtesy of a new appropriations bill approved in Washington. Cape May and Lower Township…