Cape May County Prosecutor Robert Taylor says the Lower Township Council has violated the state’s Open Public Meetings Act by exchanging emails to conduct official township business, namely the hiring of Township Manager Mike Voll. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Taylor wrote a letter to council telling members that they violated the Sunshine…
Flags in New Jersey will be flown at half staff in honor of the “Big Man”, musician Clarence Clemons. Governor Chris Christie ordered all flags be flown at half staff in the Garden State in honor of Clemons, who died Saturday night after suffering a major stroke. Clemons was the saxophone player for Bruce Springsteen’s…
Not slowing down at the scene of accident cost two people last week. The News of Cumberland County report that a Bridgeton man and a juvenile were in a car that drive quickly past the scene of an accident on Friday. Police caught up with the vehicle and pulled it over. Drugs and an illegal…
An attack at a graduation at Millville Memorial High School lead to an arrest in Millville. Police there say that Shayla A. Bassey grabbed another woman, punched her, and took out her hair extensions. Police say the alleged incident is believed to have been started because of a man both women know. Bassey was charged…
Members of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, the Pleasantville Police Department and several other local police departments, as well as the Office of Emergency Management, the Atlantic County Emergency Response Team and Hostage Negotiation Teams will be conducting a training exercise in Pleasantville on June 28. The exercise is designed to test how local, county…
A Cumberland County man has plead guilty to burglarizing a Buena Vista home in September of 2010. The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that Edward W. Dillon Jr., 41, of Landis Avenue in Vineland, will be sentenced to five years in prison of which he must serve 2 ½ years before becoming eligible for parole.…
Lower Township will be holding its annual fireworks celebration this year, once again thanks to community support. Deputy Mayor Kevin Lare reported that the township collected $26,000 in donations and could have more before it is all said and done. The donations are actually more this year than last. This year’s celebration will take place…
A rumored player for a new casino license in Atlantic City took a step forward on Tuesday. The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Hard Rock filed with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regarding one of the two licenses available to run a boutique casino. These casinos are much smaller than the…
Middle Township is seeking help in getting funding for its fireworks. Deputy Mayor Nate Doughty is seeking donations for local businesses to help with the funding of the Independence Day fireworks in the township. Budget constraints have caused numerous towns to look at this area as a place to cut. The township is planning on…
The Lower Township Rescue Squad will be staying put for now. Council approved a new 10-year lease for the organization at the public safety building. Mayor Michael Beck had discussed the possibility of moving elements of public safety, but there is a clause that will allow for the rescue squad to get out of the…