Middle Township Police have arrested two local men on charges they committed a drive by shooting with a paint ball gun filled with marbles. Police announced they have charged 44 year old Donald Diehl of Del Haven and 46 year old Edward Weiss of the Villas with conducting the drive by shooting of a vehicle…
The Middle Township Committee proposed zoning changes at their meeting on Wednesday. According to The Press of Atlantic City, the proposed ordinances would triple the size of rural building lots and allow for more commercial development along portions of Route 9. The changes were introduced without public comment. Middle Township has scheduled a public hearing…
The Press of Atlantic City reports that tuition fees are going up at Stockton College. The Board of Trustees voted to approve a five-percent increase for tuition and fees. It will now cost $3,858 per semester for in-state undergraduate students to attend Stockton. The report says the tuition increase was necessary, due to changes in…
The Trenton Devils are not coming back next season. The team announced that it is shutting down its operations beginning with this upcoming season. The Trenton Devils played five games at Boardwalk Hall this year as a way to bring more fans to the team. The Devils finishing in last place for attendance among all…
A new report says a woman had almost a dozen pizzas laying at her door step and it was all a prank. The News of Cumberland County reports that a Vineland woman had 10 pizzas sent to her in a prank. A man allegedly called from a blocked number and gave the woman’s information as…
Gov. Chris Christie is going on vacation, but he isn’t saying much about where he is going. There is a two-week vacation that Christie is going on his vacation, but will make a couple of stops in Idaho and Salt Lake City for a couple of conferences. The governor’s office won’t say where the rest…
The Cumberland County Health Department has a program that prevents and reduces the effects of STDs in Cumberland County through prevention, education, screening, treatment and surveillance. The clinic is free and provides confidential testing and treatment for STDs such as gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia. HIV/AIDS counseling and testing is also available. During the STD clinics,…
A man was sent to the hospital after a home caught fire in Millville. The News of Cumberland County reports that the rest of the man’s family escaped unharmed from the home on the 900 block of Buck Street. The victim was sent to the Crozer Medical Center for treatment, though he did not have…
The fight to keep the Vineland Developmental Center is sitting at Gov. Chris Christie’s desk. Legislation that would create a task force that would look at all of the state’s developmental centers and decide which one should close, was passed last week through both houses of the government. Christie had called for the closing of…
The Avalon Borough government held its annual reorganization meeting on Wednesday afternoon, July 6th. Avalon Mayor Martin Pagliughi was sworn in to his sixth term as mayor. Councilmen Richard Dean and Charles Covington also were sworn in to new four-year terms in office. Avalon Municipal Court Judge George B. Nedig Jr. presided over the swearing…