The Coast Guard along with local agencies rescued 36 children, ranging in ages from 7 to 16, from the water after approximately 25 to 30 small sailing boats capsized in the back bay of Shark River, N.J., during a two-week sailing camp Monday. The Coast Guard received a call at 10:36 a.m. from the Monmouth County Dispatch reporting all sailing vessels capsized due…
New Jersey’s opinions of the president, its senators and congressmen are basically positive, although Barack Obama’s ratings have dipped. The latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media Poll also finds that the Garden State has grown increasingly dissatisfied with the national government, but doubt a change in congressional leadership would make any difference. Only 24%…
A pair of men are being charged with weapons possession charges in Millville. The arrest was made following a traffic stop. During the stop, police noticed the edge of a gun. Akeem J. Statin and Vance Q. Jenkins were arrested and charged with multiple weapons possession charges. Bail was set at $50,000.
A larger number of state residents are texting while they drive. A new Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind Poll says that around one in every four people admit to having texted while driving. A smaller number of residents say they use and hand-held cell phone while driving. The increase in texters is 15 percent from just…
New Jersey may be positioned very well to get homeland security funding. United States Senator Frank Lautenberg is the chairman of a subcommittee that controls nearly $44 billion in funding. Lautenberg has already said publicly he would like more spending to be done nationwide on rail, plane, and other protection. He also said New Jersey…
Legislation Senator Jeff Van Drew sponsored to improve state emergency evacuation plans in preparation for a catastrophic event or natural disaster, such as a hurricane or tropical storm, was approved unanimously today by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee. Developed from the recommendations of a legislative task force, the bill (S-264) addresses a number…
Legislation Senator Jeff Van Drew sponsored to improve state emergency evacuation plans in preparation for a catastrophic event or natural disaster, such as a hurricane or tropical storm, was approved unanimously today by the Senate Law and Public Safety Committee. Developed from the recommendations of a legislative task force, the bill (S-264) addresses a number…
The following is a press release from the Lower Township Police Department: The Lower Township Police Department on Saturday July 172010 at approximately 9:57 pm received a 9-11 call from the 900 block of Seashore Road reporting an assault upon an 18 year old with a cane. The actor identified as Casimir Rupinski 37 years…
Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Mercer County Prosecutor Joseph L. Bocchini Jr. today announced that 14 Trenton residents have been charged with first-degree racketeering as alleged members of the Gangster Killer Bloods set of the Bloods street gang. The indictment charges the alleged area leader of the gang, Bernard Green, with three murders, including…
A Philadelphia man is reported dead following a drowning in Cape May. The Cape May County Herald website is reporting that a 35-year-old man was unresponsive when rescue crews got him out of the water. The incident took place in the area of Pittsburg Ave. on the beach. The identity of the man is not…