Two men are believed responsible for stealing copper in Lower Township. Police say that Frederick Hamilton, of the Villas, and Donavan Smith, of North Cape May have both been arrested in that investigation. During the month of February 2010 the Lower Township Police Department began receiving reports of copper piping being removed from the crawl spaces of…
Middle Township Police responded to a report of a shooting in at the Christ Gospel Church on Route 9, in the Whitesboro section of the township on Saturday around 2 p.m. A white conversion style van fled north on Route 9, and eventually, the driver turned into a driveway on Shunpike Road and took off.…
The Coast Guard and local authorities are searching for two people after the 16-foot boat they were aboard was found capsized a half a mile off the coast of Port Mahon Beach, Del., Saturday. Missing is David Whitehair Sr., 40-years-old and David Whitehair Jr., 18-years-old, of Felton, Del. The Coast Guard received a call at 2:20 p.m.…
The Greater Wildwoods Chamber of Commerce’s Sensational 60’s Weekend is in Wildwood this weekend. It all begins tonight with the Sensational 60’s Dance Party with Jerry Blavat at 7 p.m. The dance party is at the Wildwoods Convention Center. The street fair will happen in Fox Park on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
The Delaware River and Bay Authority will not be sponsoring July 4th weekend fireworks in Lower Township this year, but they could still be put on. Deputy Mayor Kevin Lare tells Coastal Broadcasting that he believes the township can keep the project going. He estimates they will need about $50,000 for the project. The township…
The Philadelphia Flyers were missing two key players in Game five, and didn’t miss a beat. Brian Boucher pitched a shut out and Claude Giroux was in on all three Flyer goals. Danny Briere scored first for Philadelphia on the power play in the first period. Claude Giroux scored twice in the 2nd period, including…
Police say a drunk driver hit an ambulance as it was making a left hand turn to assist with a medical call on Wednesday. John Williams, of Millville, was charged in the incident. He was charged with drunk driving, careless driving, reckless driving, passing an emergency vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident. The…
A large lay off could be coming to Cumberland County. The News of Cumberland County reports up to 55 people could be let go as the county tries to deal with a $4 to $8 million budget gap. Budget numbers were present to the public that included anywhere from a 1.5 to 2 cent increase…
An Atlantic City man has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend with intent. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Najee Kelsey was found guilty of murder and felony murder. The report says that Kelsey admitted to killing Tanisha Tull back in 2008, but claimed it was in the heat of an argument and…
An investigation is underway against an Ocean County superintendent. FBI agents seized boxes of documents and a Mercedes-Benz, from the home of Michael Ritacco. To this point, he has no changes levied against him. Reports say that the investigation is corruption based. Ritacco has been the superintendent since 1991.