13 students were taken to the hospital following an accident between a school bus and car in Egg Harbor Township Wednesday afternoon. Police say a car driven by 50 year old Victor Jacinto of Bridgeton was traveling on the Black Horse Pike when he collided with a bus. All of the injuries were minor. The…
Dan Russo has been named the new boys’ basketball coach at Vineland High School. The Daily Journal reports that Russo was approved as the new head coach during a board of education meeting Wednesday night. Vineland won ten games last season and bowed out of the playoffs after one game.
A 37 year old Vineland man was shot to death during a backyard gathering in Bridgeton on Tuesday. Authorities identified the victim as Terrance L. Martin; a second man from Mays Landing was wounded in the shooting. Police say an intruder came to the gathering and opened fire; he has not yet been captured.
State agencies will be holding an emergency evacuation drill on Thursday. The New Jersey Department of Transportation is the lead agency for the drill that will result in increased State Police presence on major highways, including on our end of the Garden State Parkway, and on the entire length of the Atlantic City Expressway. The…
Today could be the day that New Jersey finally approves legalized sports betting. Lawmakers in Trenton are expected to approve sports betting today; a signature from Governor Phil Murphy may be imminent. Casinos and race tracks in New Jersey are ready to offer sports betting as soon as it’s legalized.
Wildwood Police announced that it will now continue its internal affairs investigation relating to a beach incident involving a Philadelphia woman and officers that was captured on video and made national news. Chief Robert Regalbuto announced that the City of Wildwood and the Wildwood Police Department will not produce any statements or press releases regarding…
Former Cape May fire chief Jerry Inderweis Jr. is now the new deputy city manager for the Victorian resort. Cape May’s council met Monday and hired Inderweis Jr. to the job to assist City Manager Neil Young. Young also serves Cape May as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
Talk about irony…New Jersey State Trooper Michael Patterson stopped motorist Matthew Bailly for a minor motor vehicle stop nearly a week ago. It didn’t take long for both men to realize that Bailly, a retired police officer, was responsible for helping to deliver Patterson when he was a rookie cop. Both families were ecstatic about…
Ocean City High School pitcher Dan Nunan has been selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the major league draft. Tom Williams of CoastSportsToday.com reports that Nunan was the 361st overall player selected, in the 12th round. The Angels are the major league home of former Millville baseball star Mike Trout.
A giant pothole that’s about four feet deep has closed a lane of the Garden State Parkway until Thursday morning. The New Jersey Highway Authority reports that the pothole was found on the southbound right hand express lane at milepost 110. Crews should have the lane reopened by lunchtime Thursday.