Come Thursday, terminally ill New Jersey residents will be able to request a medication that will end their lives. The Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill law will take effect on August 1st. Supporters say it helps terminally ill people with making a decision when their suffering may end.
Two people were trapped inside a vehicle after a car hit a tree in Galloway Township Saturday evening. Authorities say one person was trapped in the car for an hour and a half. The crash occurred on South Seaview Avenue.
The Dennis Township Committee has voted to reject a proposal to have a medical marijuana facility within its borders. The Committee said the proposal by an LLC did not have a business plan and was only conceptual in nature.
An appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling that says Wildwood elementary school children can be taught in a building in North Wildwood without permission from North Wildwood itself. Earlier this month the court upheld a decision regarding the Wildwood School District operating a preschool out of St. Simeon Episcopalian Church, since 2002.
19 year old Joseph W. Lucas has been charged in connection with a shooting in Vineland late last week. Police say Lucas shot and nearly killed another 19 year old man during an incident at the Asselta Acres complex on Axtell Avenue. No motive for the shooting was released.
A deck on a two story home collapsed early Thursday morning in Sea Isle City, sending several people to the ground floor with furniture on top of them. It happened at a home on 77th Street. Witnesses say they saw more than a dozen people on the deck before it finally gave way. The house…
The Wildwood Fire Department responded to the scene of a chlorine gas leak that sickened an employee at the Splash Zone water park in Wildwood Thursday afternoon. Fire officials say an individual under the water park was overcome by gas and was sickened, but is recovering. The water park did not need to close during…
A change of command ceremony was held Thursday morning at the United States Coast Guard Air Station, Atlantic City. Sean O’Brien has assumed the command of the Station from Eric Gleason. O’Brien served one year as Executive Officer of Air Station Atlantic City.
It’s finally open. The Townsend’s Inlet Bridge connecting Sea Isle City to Avalon opened again early Thursday evening after a construction project that spanned ten months. Tolls on the bridge are waived until 6am Monday morning as a thank you to the public for their patience during this project.
The ongoing dispute between Sea Isle City and the State of New Jersey over firefighter certifications is heating up again. The Press of Atlantic City says Sea Isle City has not provided proper documentation to re-certify a retired fire chief as a firefighter. Earlier this week, the city said the wrongdoing was clearly in the…