A local food truck owner stepped up to help a family that owns a different local food truck, after they suffered a devastating house fire. According to the Cape May County Herald, on Friday, multiple fire departments reported to a structure fire at 412 Goshen Road, in Court House. The house, belonging to Sarah and … Read more
New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase to $15.13 an hour for hourly workers Monday. The increase will affect about 350,000 hourly workers in the state, although non-hourly employees can see indirect benefits from the statewide increase, reports the Press of Atlantic City. The rate will be adjusted each year for inflation.
Tolls on the Atlantic City Expressway have increased for the new year. The Press of Atlantic City reports the largest hike is at the Egg Harbor plaza near Exit 17, which rises from $4.55 per car paying cash to $4.70, or $3.01 for those paying via E-ZPass. Also, tolls at the Pleasantville plaza have risen … Read more
Atlantic City Police arrested a man who discarded a handgun during a foot chase after gunshots were fired. Thursday night, patrol officers responded to the 400 block of Indiana Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert detecting gunshots in the area. Officers arrived to locate evidence of gunfire. Officers located the suspect vehicle in the 2100 block … Read more
A WWE wrestler who was arrested in February at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa after a valet found a gun in her car wont face jail time, according to a report in the Courier-Post. The Press of Atlantic City reports Daria Berenato, who goes by Sonya Deville when she’s performing for World Wrestling Entertainment, resolved … Read more
A Landisville man is charged with hitting a 52-year-old borough woman over the head with a brick and choking her. Police say 33 year old Justin Lopez was initially charged with aggravated assault, strangulation and unlawful possession of a weapon, reports the Press of Atlantic City. On Thursday, the charges were upgraded to include attempted … Read more
According to the Press of Atlantic City a Linwood man 54 year old Joseph Geromini who ran a startup technology company in Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to fraud charges, court documents show. Geromini accepted a guilty plea Dec. 19 to two counts of wire fraud related to the investors in his company, Group K Diagnostics, … Read more
In Millville the city’s court is set to resume operations Tuesday after being closed for four months because of staffing issues and bias claims made in a civil rights lawsuit filed by the state. During that period, Vineland had taken over operation of the court and heard cases. In addition a commissioner says says a … Read more
The New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control has notified the state’s breweries it would continue to delay the enforcement of certain rules regarding brewery activities and events through Jan. 16.On June 30, the division issued a notice to all limited brewery license holders that it would defer enforcement of rules restricting their ability to … Read more
Police are on the lookout for a missing man in Pleasantville. Tracy Faulkner II, 33, of Pleasantville, was last seen Dec. 5. His vehicle was found unoccupied on New York Avenue in Mays Landing, though an earlier report said he was last seen in Pleasantville. The Press of Atlantic City reports Faulkner is a dark-skinned … Read more