A forest fire in the Peaslee Wildlife Management Area in Vineland has grown to 1,250 acres, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said at noon Sunday. Firefighters had contained 75% of the blaze, which was first detected Friday afternoon by the Belleplain fire tower. Cow Turd Road, between Cedar Branch and Hesstown roads, was closed. … Read more
Holocaust survivor Michael Bar-Zohar will be the keynote speaker at a free program remembering the 6 million victims. According to BreakingAC.com, The Sara and Sam Schoffer Holocaust Resource Center at Stockton University is presenting the program commemorating Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day Thursday, April 24. Bar-Zohar, a renowned scholar, author and historian, highlights the … Read more
A Galloway Township man accused of secretly recording men inside bathroom stalls for months at various locations was indicted Thursday. According to BreakingAC.com, 23 year old Daniel Zhang was indicted on 15 counts of third-degree invasion of privacy. He first was charged Sept. 16, after Hamilton Township police were called to the Planet Fitness. Zhang … Read more
In Brigantine the Marine Mammal Stranding Center rescued its third entangled seal in less than a month last week from the beach in Long Branch.The seal is in guarded condition at its facility in Brigantine.On Saturday, the Stranding Center received a call reporting an entangled seal pup in the Monmouth County shore town. The male … Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting drone detection testing through April 25 around the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, the agency said. The FAA’s Center of Excellence for UAS Research is conducting the testing. The Delaware River and Bay Authority police and other local first responders will also participate, the agency said.The FAA will operate several large … Read more
Cape May City Council introduced a $27.98 million budget this week, as officials touted another year without an increase to the tax rate.“That’s the big story,” City Manager Paul Dietrich said Thursday. “No increase to the tax rate for the sixth year in a row.”Along with separate utility budgets, funding through fees rather than property … Read more
Cape May City Council introduced a $27.98 million budget this week, as officials touted another year without an increase to the tax rate. The Press of Atlantic City reports along with separate utility budgets, funding through fees rather than property taxes, the city’s total spending plan for 2025 comes in at $41.5 million. The local … Read more
Four Middle Township residents were arrested Friday after they allegedly distributed methamphetamine and crack cocaine, reports the Press of Atlantic City. Augustine Stesney, 59, Jason Popplewell, 40, Amanda Conway, 35, and Katlyn Williams, 29, all of the Burleigh section of the township, were each charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance. Stesney and Popplewell … Read more
Another month, another revenue record for internet gambling in New Jersey. Internet gambling revenue for the casinos and their partners was $243.9 million for March compared with $197.2 million during the same month last year, according to numbers released Wednesday by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement.
Fred Keating will step down as president of Rowan College of South Jersey effective June 30 after 15 years of service, the college said Wednesday.??Keating will transition to a new leadership position at Rowan University beginning in July.??The college expects to announce an interim president in late May.“As I reflect on my times at RCSJ … Read more