Freeholder Gerald Thornton announced today that since the county introduced the new discount prescription drug card at the Freeholder Meeting on July 13, 2010; nearly 10,000 cards have been distributed. Freeholder Thornton said, “I am thrilled that county residents are taking advantage of this discount program. Because of the interest from county residents, an additional…
Chief of Police Christopher M. Leusner and Professor Tom Innocente from Atlantic Cape Community College have announced a joint partnership to initiate an internship program. Beginning in the Fall Semester of 2010, two interns will work at the Middle Township Police Department. Their duties will include administrative and support tasks that range from auditing property/evidence,…
The Avalon Police Department has charged two Pennsylvania men with theft and other offenses following an incident that took place Sunday morning, July 25th, 2010. At approximately 4:00am on Sunday, July 25th, Avalon Special Police Officers Steven Bowers and Robert Morgano spotted two adult males riding bicycles at 33rd Street and First Avenue. One of…
The severe storm which swept through the region Sunday afternoon caused widespread damage and more than 68,000 customer outages throughout Atlantic City Electric’s eight-county service territory. “Our first priority is public health and safety. Our crews will continue to work around the clock until all customers are restored,” said Robert Revelle, Atlantic City Electric Region…
Gov. Chris Christie vetoed three bills on Friday saying the state didn’t have the funds to support the bills. Senate Bills 2134 and 2139 and Assembly Bill 1678 have all been vetoed by Christie. Bill A-1678 would have created a New Jersey Homebuyer Tax Credit program, which would have worked similarly to the federal program, but with…
A large fight was reported to Ocean City Police on Sunday. Police arrived at the 700 block of Bay Ave. just after 1 a.m. Ptl. John Vogt said that a large Rottweiler became aggressive and started to run towards him, Vogt fired two rounds and hit the dog both times. Those involved with the fight…
The rainstorms from Sunday will only cool of the Jersey Shore a bit. The National Weather Service is calling for temperatures to reach about 90 degrees most of the week. Current forecasts call for a slight chance of rain on Wednesday, but that remains the only day viewed with the potential risk of storms. The…
Gov. Chris Christie got his first Sunday political talk show interview on Sunday when he appeared on ABC’s “This Week.” Christie was called a “rising political star” in the promotion of the interview. He talked about what his win does for other Republicans in typical Democrat states, saying they now have road map for victory.…
Gov. Chris Christie got his first Sunday political talk show interview on Sunday when he appeared on ABC’s “This Week.” Christie was called a “rising political star” in the promotion of the interview. He talked about what his win does for other Republicans in typical Democrat states, saying they now have road map for victory.…
The severe thunderstorms from Sunday have continued to leave many in the dark. Atlantic City Electric is reporting as of 4:45 a.m. that over 10,000 customers are without power in the tri-county area. Cumberland County has the largest outages reported, with over 8,000 customers alone reporting power issues. Around 1,200 customers remain without power as…