A retired Hammonton Detective was charged last night in connection with a hit and run that left a 15-year-old male dead Friday night on Route 50 at mile marker 25 in front of the 4-H Fairgrounds in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel stated Sunday morning. Anthony Scaltrito, 63, of Hammonton, turned himself in…
An official naming and coming out for the Cape May County Zoo’s Snow Leopard Cubs will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at the Cape May County Zoo. Freeholder Director Daniel Beyel and Cape May County Zoo staff will officially name the two male Snow Leopards born at the Cape May…
The Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous is scheduled to return Wednesday to its homeport of Cape May at 9:30 a.m. following a 53-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea. The crew of the Vigorous deployed to the Windward Pass off the north coast of Haiti in June to provide humanitarian assistance and maritime security to the Haitian government. The crew of the…
Cape May – Lewes Ferry (CMLF) officials announced that the service has recently completed the installation of Wi-Fi, the popular wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to provide wireless high-speed internet and network connectivity. Available aboard the vessels and at the terminals, this free wireless internet service is easily accessible by ferry customers who have…
New Jersey State Police have identified the young boy who drowned at a local campground over the weekend. State Police say the victim of the drowning was 14 year old John Toribio of Philadelphia. Toribio drowned Sunday night at a pond located at the Pine Haven Campground in Dennis Township. State Police were able to…
On Saturday August 7, 2010 at 10:00 pm Middle Township Police received a 911 call from the Court House Hotel. The caller reported that a tenant, Robert Gaunt, was wielding a knife. Upon arrival of investigating Officers it was found that Robert Gaunt had entered the room of Dane Shaw and assaulted him. Dane Shaw…
A boy is believed to have drowned to death. State Police confirm that a body has been recovered of a 14-year-old that had gone missing. Police were performing a search since last night, when it was found that the boy had disappeared. The incident took place in the Pine Haven Campground in Upper Township. The…
An investigation is on-going into a car crash that took place on the Sea Isle City Bridge on Saturday. Both Kevin McKelvey, 23, of Millville, and David Sicoli, 62, of Sea Isle City were injured in the accident. The bridge was closed for around an hour due to the accident. State Police say that McKelvey’s…
Two men are facing robbery and drug charges after breaking into a vehicle in Lower Township. Police there charged Ryan Cluff and Kyle Flannelly, both of the township, in the incident. Cluff was arrested for robbery, while Flannelly, was found in possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia as well. Flannelly faces $25,000 bail and was…
A mandatory hook up ordinance is not enough to get some people to hook up to water in Lower Township. Hundreds of households in the Villas have yet to take all of the necessary steps to sign up for water service. Coastal Broadcasting spoke to the Lower MUA Executive Director Mike DeMarcantonio, who said 81…