A Superior Court Judge sentenced a 61-year-old Somers Point woman whose original 2007 vehicular homicide conviction was reversed on appeal in connection with the 2004 death of a Somers Point teenager to 10 years in prison. Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel announced. In accordance with a March 1, 2011 plea agreement, Paula Cicchinelli must serve…
The Fare Free Transportation office will be closed on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 for an in-service training day for staff and on Good Friday, April 22, 2011. There will be no bus service on April 12th or 22nd, except for Dialysis Service on April 22nd. Normal service will resume on the following business days. The…
Local lawmakers wrote a letter regarding the trees being cut down on the Garden State Parkway. Many have wondered if it was necessary to cut down as many trees as have been removed from the roadway. State Senator Jeff Van Drew, Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matt Milam wrote the letter to the Executive Director of…
A two vehicle accident took place this morning. Middle Township Police say the incident took place at the intersection of Route 9 and County Route 657 in Cape May Court House. Investigation revealed that Ambulance A-1406 of the Court House Rescue Squad was travelling north on Route 9 with its lights and sirens on going…
Mayor William Pikolycky is pleased to announce that the Borough of Woodbine will receive a 2010 recycling rebate in the amount of $5,805.45 from the Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority (CMCMUA). The CMCMUA provides recycling rebates to the County’s municipalities whenever the CMCMUA’s share of recycling revenues for the fiscal/calendar year exceeds the cost…
A single vehicle accident in Middle Township injured three people. Middle Township Police say that the driver Joseph Gilliam, of Cape May Court House, along with his passengers, Tony Velli, North Cape May, and Charles Lillemon, of the Villas, were in the vehicle. The incident took place on Dias Creek Rd. in Cape May Court…
Charges against a local doctor were once again dismissed. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Dr. John Costino and his wife, Barbara Haas, got that news in court on Tuesday. According to the report, Superior Court Judge Ray Batten said false information was provided to the grand jury in order to obtain the indictment.…
A new budget was introduced in Cape May. At a previous meeting, a split 2-2 vote kept the budget from being introduced because Mayor Ed Mahaney and Councilwoman Terri Swain didn’t want there to be a tax increase. The nearly $15.2 million spending plan was outline during a meeting on Tuesday. Members of council have…
A new report says an alleged prostitute was stabbed in Vineland. The News of Cumberland County says that Jonathan Vazquez was charged and he claimed the woman owned him a drug debt. He was charged with aggravated assault with serious bodily injury, possession of a weapon. Bail was set at $100,000, but a Immigration and…
The state’s Supreme Court will likely have another looking at Gov. Chris Christie’s funding cuts to schools. A special master that was appointed to looking at the cuts said that they violated previously set rules for how funding should take place in the state and overreached in the funding taken from struggling districts. The special…