33 year old Leon Green of Millville, entered a plea in the deadly shooting of 22-year-old Yusef Abdullah on Friday, June 1, 2018. Investigators said Green entered the now-closed Fox Manor Hotel on Pacific Avenue and fired into the crowded lobby. Abdullah, who was not the intended target, was shot and died weeks later. The … Read more
The groundbreaking at the Gerald M. Thornton Veterans Cemetery beautification project will take place on Tuesday, March 12, at 1 P.M. at the Veterans Cemetery at 127 Crest Haven Road in Cape May Court House. The public is invited to join the Cape May County Board of County Commissioner's for this groundbreaking ceremony for phase … Read more
Route 30 is scheduled to be closed overnight for 30 minutes at a time in both directions through this week on the Route 30/Absecon Boulevard Bridge over Beach Thorofare in Atlantic City. This is a continuation of work that began on February 26. Each night Monday, March 11 through Thursday, March 14, at the same … Read more
30 year old Michael John James of Somers Point faces multiple gun and drug charges stemming from an investigation conducted at his residence in Somers Point. On February 27, police arrested the defendant without incident at his residence on the 100 block of Colwick Drive. At the time of arrest the defendant possessed distribution-level quantities … Read more
33 year old Leon Green entered a plea in Superior Court Friday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of Yusef Abdullah, 22, in 2018. The plea agreement calls for Green to serve 30 years in New Jersey State Prison. The sentence is subject to the No Early Release Act, meaning Green must serve 85% … Read more
The Millville Army Air Field Museum brought a 45-foot observation tower from World War II back to the Millville Executive Airport for restoration and display after nearly 80 years last week.The tower, one of only two in the area built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was used for training P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilots … Read more
Meanwhile, the Garden State Parkway service center in Ocean View will be getting a new name. The Cape May County rest stop will honor actor Bruce Willis, who grew up in Salem County and is known for his starring role as John McClane in the “Die Hard” franchise, among other films. The renaming was approved … Read more
Steve Lawrence, a singer and top stage act who as a solo performer and also with his wife Eydie Gorme kept Tin Pan Alley alive during the rock era, died Thursday. He was 88.The entertainer, whose hits included “Go Away Little Girl,” died from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease, said Susan DuBow, a spokesperson for … Read more
Two men were arrested last month in the theft of a vehicle in October, say police. 19 year old Jakhi Richardson of Pleasantville, and an 18-year-old from Pleasantville who was not named as they’re being charged as a juvenile, were charged. The Press of Atlantic City reports the situation initially unfolded October 4th last year … Read more
Absecon resident and former county commissioner, Frank Formica, was unanimously approved on March 5 by the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners to fill an unexpired term on the board of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority. “It’s been several years since I left public service,” said Formica, a lifetime county resident and local businessman, “and I … Read more