News Staff As another dolphin is found stranded on a New Jersey beach the state Department of Environmental Protection said will conduct a study to make sure offshore wind energy projects are developed in an ecologically responsible manner. The DEP reently announced it will spend $3.7 million for “scientific research projects being undertaken to ensure ecologically responsible … Read more
In Egg Harbor township a 15-year-old township resident was arrested in the stabbing of a man Friday evening at Childs-Kirk Memorial Park, police said.Shortly after 6 p.m., police located an 18-year-old man with a stab wound to his abdomen near the softball fields. He was transported to a local hospital at which he is recovering … Read more
Ocean City proposes to take on $159.45 million in capital improvements over the next five years under a capital plan presented to City Council on Thursday.The plan includes $30 million for improvements to the city’s public safety building, which city finance director Frank Donato acknowledged was a bigger number than members of council expected.Officials have … Read more
North Wildwood Police executed a search warrant in Wildwood, NJ. As a result of the investigation, Steven DiPeso was arrested and charged with several crimes, including Theft, Theft by Deception, Money Laundering, Computer Crimes, Failure to make a Lawful Disposition and Corporate Misconduct. The charges against DiPeso range from 2nd to 3rd-degree crimes. Steven DiPeso … Read more
Beginning Tuesday, April 2 through Friday, April 19, the sidewalks and right lanes of the Rt. 52 Causeway Bridge between Somers Point and Ocean City are scheduled to be closed in stages between 9 am and 3 pm weekdays to allow for bridge sidewalk cleaning by the NJ Department of Transportation. Motorists may experience minor … Read more
A Thursday crash on the Black Horse Pike in Collings Lakes claimed the life of a Stockton University student. 22 year old Yolanda Pacheco of Mount Holly, Burlington County, was driving a Ford SUV west on the pike when her vehicle was hit from behind by a Toyota sedan just before 12:30am. The Press of … Read more
The Press of Atlantic City reports the same day that law enforcement served a search warrant at the home of Mayor Marty Small Sr., his 2021 slander lawsuit against political operative Craig Callaway began to move again in court. Superior Court Judge Ralph Paolone on Thursday declined Callaway’s request for a stay in the case … Read more
Stockton University is accepting registrants for a new certificate program on disordered eating. The series titled “Understanding the Spectrum of Eating Disordered Behaviors” is part of the university’s Social Work Continuing Education Program. The course, taught by Suzanne Rubinetti, will feature five workshops, each of which will be taught live on Zoom at 9:30 a.m. … Read more
A North Wildwood man, Steve DiPeso, was arrested on numerous charges after a sixth-month investigation, police said Thursday. DiPeso was charged with theft, theft by deception, money laundering, computer crimes, failure to make a lawful disposition and corporate misconduct after police and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office executed a search warrant at the Champagne … Read more
Atlantic city’s high school principal is facing official misconduct charges after she allegedly failed to report child abuse, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday.Constance Days-Chapman is charged with official misconduct, hindering apprehension of another, obstruction of justice and failure to report child abuse.The charges may have cost Days-Chapman her chairmanship of the city’s Democratic … Read more