An Ocean City police officer was convicted of simple assault after a trial in municipal court earlier this month, court records show. According to the Cape May County Herald, Christian D. Palzer Jr. was convicted of the disorderly persons offense in Somers Point Municipal Court. Palzer had pleaded not guilty to the charge after a … Read more
An Atlantic City man is charged with robbing a local bank Wednesday. The Press of Atlantic City reports, just after noon, officers responded to a report of a robbery at the TD Bank at 601 White Horse Pike. Investigators identified the suspect as 59 year old Dan C. Bock. An officer near the incident found … Read more
Two crashes on Christmas Eve resulted in the arrests of a Landisville man and an Egg Harbor Township woman. According to the Press of Atlantic City, 23 year old Jenner Cortez was charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving, reckless driving, aggravated assault on law enforcement by throwing body fluid, resisting arrest and other traffic … Read more
The most comprehensive study to date of the effect of wind farm proximity on property values says negative impacts, where they exist, are limited and temporary. According to the Cape May County Herald, the recently published study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory involved a half-million real estate transactions within 5 miles of more than … Read more
In Ocean City, a Pennsylvania engineering firm will help the city coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration on plans for a new airport terminal building, under a contract approved this month by City Council.It’s the latest step toward a new terminal, diner and golf pro shop at the municipal airport on Bay Avenue. The diner … Read more
In Bridgeton police were dispatched to Walnut Street a few days ago. A 42-year-old city man was walking on East Commerce Street near Walnut Street when he was approached by three men who brandished a firearm and demanded the victim’s property, police said. The men appeared to be about 18 to 20 years old and … Read more
Following a case in Salem earlier this year New Jersey has confirmed its third case of eastern equine encephalitis this year in a 28-year-old female grade horse in Ocean County. The horse exhibited signs of depression, disorientation, falling and incoordination, or ataxia, of its front and rear limbs, the state Department of Agriculture said Tuesday … Read more
The Stone Harbor chamber of commerce is asking the borough to do whatever is necessary to make the paid parking situation in town a “more positive and user-friendly experience.” According to the Cape May County Herald, the request, made to the Borough Council at its Tuesday, Dec. 19, meeting, came in the aftermath of the … Read more
A year after they said their 16-year-old special needs child died after choking on his way to a local school, two parents are suing the bus company that gave their boy the ride, claiming catastrophic negligence, according to a 6ABC report. Landon Goff’s parents reportedly announced they sued Sheppard Bus Services, which was responsible for … Read more
Three Goshen Road residents have been arrested and charged with beating five girls between the ages of 9 and 16 using back scratchers, paddles, belts and fly swatters. According to the Cape May County Herald, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency heard concerns for two of the girls, ages 9 and 16, after the … Read more