The Middle Township committee ratified an agreementwith the Middle Township Ambulance Corps and with the Rio Grande Rescue Squad during a meeting this week. Committee did cut some money as they did in many areas. Committeeman Dan Lockwood credited the job done by the rescue workers to continue to provide quality service.
Police in Vineland have made concessions to keep layoffs from taking place on the force. The union voted in favor of the concessions, which include paying additional money for health care and a switch to a less expensive health care plan. The city is going to try to provide the rest of the money necessary to avoid…
A vehicle failed to yield to two bicyclists and both were hit. Valdimir Zentinov and Veronika Ihoshava, were injured in the incident. Zentinov was flown to the Atlantic City Medical Center and was listed in critical condition. Ihoshava was brought to the Cape Regional Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries. Lorriane Wheaton, of North Wildwood, was…
Counterfeit bills are being passed in Ocean City. Police there warn of a scam going on within the resort. They say 10 businesses have complained in the last month and a half. The denominations being used range from $20 to $100. The majority of the cases have been reported on Asbury Ave. and the boardwalk.…
A new report says four shots were fired in Wildwood and one man was injured as a result. The website for the Cape May County Herald reports that the shooting took place on Wednesday evening just prior to 11 p.m. As of this time, no suspects have been announced arrested in the incident. The county…
Horse racing and the casino industry are important to the highest ranking Democrat in the state. Senate President Steve Sweeney said on Wednesday he doesn’t like the plan by Gov. Chris Christie which “abandons” the racing industry in the state. Christie wants the subsidy from the casino industry to come to an end, but not…
DEP Commissioner Bob Martin announced the creation of a special panel to recommend ways to overhaul the State’s process of leasing property to private companies that run pipelines, cables, electric lines and towers across many thousands of acres of state-owned land and water. The new panel, to include representatives of the DEP, Treasurer’s Office,…
The Coast Guard recovered a 46-year-old man in the vicinity of the back bay near Brigantine after he fell off a recreational boat Wednesday. The Coast Guard received a call at 3:17 p.m. from a person aboard a personal watercraft reporting a man went overboard and could not be located. A rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard…
The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) awarded the New Jersey State Police with its first re-accreditation. The honor was bestowed at a meeting of the CALEA Commissioners on Saturday, July 31st. The re-accreditation award is the culmination of an intense, three year process every bit as tough as the initial award, which…
U.S. Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ-02), a member of the House Aviation Subcommittee, announced $2,026,963 in federal funding for the Millville Municipal airport from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The funding will be used to rehabilitate the taxiway, constructing phase III to ensure safe airfield operations. This follows yesterday announcement by LoBiondo that $265,000 in…