A 79 year old Cape May Court House man has pleaded guilty in a federal court to a charge of causing a fatal boat collision that killed another man. The Providence, RI Journal reports that Cooper Bacon pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to causing the death of an 81-year old man. Bacon will…
56 year old Robert T. Hoban Jr. of Shamong was one of two men killed when a helicopter clipped power lines in upstate New York this week. Hoban was the pilot of the helicopter that was revered to a company in Hammonton. All four men on board the chopper jumped when the power lines were…
Customers of the New Jersey American Water Company will be paying over six percent more for water soon. State regulators have approved a rate increase that translates into about three dollars more on a typical monthly water bill. Customers should see a credit on their bills in November before the rate increase goes into effect.
Over 550,000 residents of New Jersey will vote via absentee ballot this year, an all time record. State officials announced that the mid term elections generated a high level of interest in the balloting next Tuesday. The last mid terms were four years ago; in that election, fewer than 150,000 absentee ballots were mailed.
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has released the identity of the local law enforcement officer involved in a fatal shooting in Vineland earlier this month. Grewal announced that Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Detective John Caccia fired three shots at 19 year old Jacob Servais of Millville at a Just4Wheels business in Vineland. Grewal…
A thumping musical sound from an unknown origin has been travelling over the Delaware Bay into South Jersey, and it’s left law enforcement completely perplexed. NJ.com reports that police departments along the bay closer to the Delaware River have attempted to investigate the sound, but have not found its source, yet. The sound typically crosses…
The Ocean City High School field hockey team will play Thursday for a South Jersey Group III championship. The Red Raiders advanced to host Clearview. The boys soccer team also advanced, which may set up a doubleheader on the Carey Stadium turf. For more, see Tom Williams’ story on CoastSportsToday.com.
New Jersey State Police are asking parents to visit its “Offender Watch” website before sending the kids out trick or treating tonight. The website lists the locations of approximately 4,500 sex offenders registered in the Garden State. The url for the website is: http://www.njsp.org/sex-offender-registry/index.shtml
The Atlantic City Police Department is facing a lawsuit from former deputy chief William Mazur. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Mazur alleges he was retaliated against after voicing some complaints about Chief Henry White. Mazur is suing the Department, the Chief, and former Mayor Don Guardian.
Middle Township Committeeman Tim Donohue is calling out the other two members of the Township Committee over engineering services awarded in connection with a Rio Grande Park Project. Donohue alleges that committee members Mike Clark and Jeff DeVico did not support a new process to award engineering contracts and instead agreed to an agreement to…