The Lower Township Council will likely being adopting its next municipal budget tonight. Council found a number of cost saving moves at a recent budget hearing to bring the proposed tax increase in the municipality down to zero. The initial proposed increase was near 2.5 cents. Deputy Mayor Kevin Lare was the most publicly vocal…
A reported robbery took place at the Rio Grande WaWa on Thursday. Police arrived on the scene and the investigation led police to learn that the suspect, Thomas Michael Sexton, of Erma, had negotiated the sale of cocaine with the reported victim, Lawrence C. Walsh, who was residing at the Offshore Motel, located in Rio Grande. Both…
An Atlantic City official in a city-owned vehicle was arrested for driving drunk. The Press of Atlantic City report that Donna Gaskill, the communications chief in the city, was arrested on Saturday. The stop took place at Oxford Circle, around 12:30 a.m. She was charged with DWI, refusing to take a breath test, and failure…
A man who was found guilty in the shooting death of a Bridgeton man, received 11 years in prison. Andrew Swinton, of Millville, got the sentence for felony murder, burglary, and other related charges to the 2005 death of Hamilton Blackshear. Under New Jersey law, Swinton must serve 85 percent of his sentence before he…
A man who was found guilty in the shooting death of a Bridgeton man, received 11 years in prison. Andrew Swinton, of Millville, got the sentence for felony murder, burglary, and other related charges to the 2005 death of Hamilton Blackshear. Under New Jersey law, Swinton must serve 85 percent of his sentence before he…
A Millville teen passed away following an ATV accident last month. Scott Bailey was attempting to recover at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He suffered head injuries that were too severe to overcome. The ATV’s front came down and he was thrown from the machine, according to the initial police report. Bailey was 15-years-old.
The Coast Guard assisted three people two miles north of Townsend Inlet Sunday. The Coast Guard received a call at 11:35 a.m. on VHF channel 16 from a crewmember aboard the Carol S reporting it was taking on water. A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., arrived on scene and provided a…
A former powerful state politician died just prior to the weekend. Former New Jersey Senate President Frank Dodd died on Friday at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center. He died from an unreleased illness. Dodd served in the Assembly from 1966-1970 and in the Senate between 1972-1982. He was a former acting governor during his…
The drawing for the next Powerball is estimated to be just shy of $150 million. No one won the drawing on Saturday and now the rollover brings the jackpot to $145 million. The winning numbers were 15, 21, 23, 28, 36 and a Powerball of 20. The last time a winning Powerball ticket was sold…
The drawing for the next Powerball is estimated to be just shy of $150 million. No one won the drawing on Saturday and now the rollover brings the jackpot to $145 million. The winning numbers were 15, 21, 23, 28, 36 and a Powerball of 20. The last time a winning Powerball ticket was sold…