A K-9 dog ran down an alleged burglary suspect in a swamp. The News of Cumberland County reports that the man was chased by police into a swap area of Noble Park. Tyson the K-9 gave the man some small injuries to his arm. The unidentified man was charged with burglary, theft, trespassing, and resisting…
Rutgers University President Richard McCormick has officially filed his retirement papers. McCormick held a press conference on Tuesday to announce his leaving the position of president. McCormick will retain a high paying teaching job with the school. He will now make $335,000 a year to continue being a professor at Rutgers, down from his $550,000…
The head of the State Police was unanimously approved in committee on Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee took the vote on State Police Supt. Rick Fuentes. Fuentes has been the head of the State Police since Gov. Jim McGreevey. He first joined the police force in 1978. No date has been announced for his full…
Gov. Chris Christie’s nominee to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court took a big step on Tuesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Anne Patterson to take over the seat that will be vacated by Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto. Some question whether she will act independently because Christie initially had nominated Patterson after he decided not…
The voters will not have to vote for a new county surrogate. A decision to retire was announced by W. Robert Hentges last week, but now that is no longer going to happen. Cape May County Clerk Rita Fulginiti announced this statement coming from Hentges: “I cannot leave my office short handed, and the untimely…
A mistake was printed on the sample primary ballots that were delivered to homes. Cape May County Clerk Rita Marie Fulginiti would like voters to be aware that the correct poll open hours are from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the Primary Election. A printing error on sample ballots delivered to all municipalities except…
The Cape May County Veterans’ Bureau held its annual Memorial Day Service on May 30th at the Cape May County Veterans’ Cemetery. Charles Adelizzi of the Cape May County Veterans’ Bureau welcomed everyone to the ceremony. The National Anthem was performed by Cape May County employee Mark Huff followed by the Invocation given by LCDR…
Ocean City Police arrested three people for shoplifting. Jerry Murphy, of Rio Grande, Ashlee Reighn and Robert Reighn, of Delmont were charged with shoplifting and conspiracy. Murphy was also charged with contempt. The arrest was made on Saturday. ACME told police that they were alleged to have taken hundreds of dollars in items on two…
A new lawsuit has been filed by cocktail waitresses that say they were fired at Resorts Atlantic City for not being “sexy” enough. A number of waitresses were let go when a new uniform was introduced to fit the Roaring 20’s theme. Attorney Gloria Allred is representing the women. A similar lawsuit was filed a…
A strong Canadian rush to the shore is expected to be made once again this year. Coastal Broadcasting spoke with the Tourism Director of Cape May County Diane Wieland, who said the department expects to build on last year’s success. The marketing to Canada continued Wieland believes the strong return numbers will repeat themselves. Canadian…