New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s Senate career came to a close Tuesday, ending roughly five decades in Democratic politics that took him from the local school board to chair of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, just over a month after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges. Menendez signaled his resignation would take … Read more
The Middle Thorofore Bridge in Lower Township, connecting Lower Township’s Diamond Beach to Cape May has been reopened to vehicular, pedestrian, and bike traffic effective 2:00 a.m. Wednesday. The bridge was closed on August 18th, due to a total failure of the drive shaft motor that is used to open the bridge on demand. Since … Read more
No word on the identity of a person killed early Sunday after their vehicle crashed and caught fire on Mays Landing-Somers Point Road. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the crash occurred at 1:35 a.m. near Ocean Heights Avenue when a 2024 Tesla SUV Model Y left the road and collided with multiple trees … Read more
A guilty plea from a Somers Point man for possessing unregistered machine guns and other items. The Press of Atlantic City reports 30 year old Michael John James’ home on Colwick Drive was searched in February. Police seized dozens of firearms and ballistics items, including three operable machine guns, an operable weapon modified to be … Read more
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that it has joined more than 350 international law enforcement agencies in receiving certification as a partner in Safe Place. Safe Place is a law enforcement initiative that promotes safety, provides training, education, and most importantly, supports victims and targets of biased incidents and hate crimes that take place … Read more
Authorities in Cape May County said they responded twice over the weekend to the same borough for two “swatting” incidents, one falsely claiming a murder had been committed, the other stating a bomb had been planted in a hotel. NJ.com reports the Cape May County Joint Dispatch Center received the first call at 10:17 a.m. … Read more
A state ruling that infuriated local officials and led to protesters blocking workers on 35th Street in Ocean City has been overturned by the Board of Public Utilities. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the board vacated rulings related to Ocean Wind 1 and Ocean Wind 2, huge offshore wind power projects from Danish … Read more
Lower Township Police are looking for a 16-year-old boy who has been missing since Saturday. According to the Press of Atlantic City, Sebastion Rafael-Claudio is Hispanic, 6 feet tall, 240 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes, police said Monday in a news release. He was last seen riding a metallic purple bicycle at … Read more
Irvin Moreno-Rodriguez has been named the new director of the Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University, the school said.Moreno-Rodriguez, 30, of Pleasantville, is the first Latino to head one of the state’s 30 Holocaust centers. He was officially appointed in July.
Three Millville residents were killed in a single-car accident in the area of Panther and Mays Landing roads Saturday morning, according to local police. The accident claimed the lives of driver Ian P. Rodriguez, 23, and passengers Joquan Carter, 26, and Shamere Bryant, 24.According to police, Rodriguez was traveling at a high rate of speed … Read more