Cape May County will be hosting a Veteran’s Day Ceremony. Freeholder Gerald M. Thornton is pleased to announce that Veterans’ Day Services will be held at the Cape May County Veterans’ Cemetery on Friday, November 11 at 2 p.m. Speakers will include: Congressman Frank LoBiondo, Freeholder Gerald M. Thornton, Staff Sergeant Andrew Jackson, Iraqi Veteran…
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced in a case where he crossed state lines to have sex with an underage child. Curtis Miglionico II was sentenced on Wednesday to 46 months in prison for traveling from his home in Pennsylvania to New Jersey to engage in sexual conduct with a 13-year-old with whom he had been chatting…
An Ocean County woman was sentenced in case involving fraud. The former office manager of a law firm based in Lakewood, N.J., was sentenced to 33 months in prison today for defrauding her former employer by improperly diverting funds, stealing more than $1.1 million from the firm, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Kathleen Baker, 54,…
Cape May County will again celebrate Disabilities Awareness Day in November in Avalon, an event designed as a day of information, food, music and fun not only for people with disabilities but for all who are interested in the agencies and organizations that serve the citizens of Cape May County. Although Disabilities Awareness Day is…
A new pilot program was unveiled in Atlantic County on Wednesday. The program is aimed at identifying and providing community-based services to veterans and active duty military personnel who become involved in the criminal justice system. Attorney General Dow announced that the two-year Veterans Pilot Initiative will provide community-based programs such as mental health and…
A man was arrested for sexual assault from the Wal-Mark in Rio Grande. Jose Vargas, a Walmart Loss Prevention Officer, of Villas, was charged with Sexual Assault, Sexual Contact and Impersonating a Police Officer. The investigation was initiated after multiple female victims came forward and reported the incidents. The investigation by police said the incidents…
Federal disaster assistance has topped $230 million from Hurricane Irene. The follow details have been released from FEMA about the assistance: – 46,387 registrations have been approved for assistance, averaging more than 680 households per day since the disaster declaration on Aug. 31. – More than $141 million in Housing Assistance for housing-related needs and…
Joe Paterno will resign as head football coach at Penn State University. Paterno’s son Scott confirmed to reporters that his father will step down as head football coach at Penn State University at the end of the current college football season. The 84-year old Paterno is embroiled in a massive sex abuse case triggered by…
It’s the end of a very successful season for the Middle Township boys soccer team. The Panthers lost a 1-0 game in overtime to top-seeded Haddonfield on Tuesday. The Panthers are now eliminated from the South Jersey Group II soccer playoffs. Middle Township was the fourth seed in the tournament.
The Ocean City Red Raiders will play for a South Jersey soccer championship later this week. Ocean City knocked off Lacey Township 3-0 Tuesday afternoon in the South Jersey Group III semifinal playoff game. Ocean City will battle Timber Creek for the South Jersey championship on Friday. Ocean City collected two goals in the first…