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Lower Township Police have charged 65 year old Raymond Paradise of the Villas with threatening several neighbors with a knife Monday afternoon.  Paradise committed the crime near the Manor Lake/Lakeview Apartments in the Villas.  There were no injuries...

Middle Township Police have charged a 42 year old man from Wildwood on an outstanding warrant, and for being in possession of one and a half ounces of suspected methamphetamine.  Police say Andrew Wells was arrested Monday morning at the Joe Canal&#821...

North Wildwood Police have announced road closures for this coming Saturday due to the Tri the Wildwoods Triathlon event.  Detours will begin in North Wildwood as early at 4am, with detours to be in place until 10:30am.  Some road closures are expected...

How bad were the storms in Ocean County?  Bad enough to close the Great Adventure amusement park, which was the victim of a park-wide power outage as a result of the bad weather.  The park had to close before 7pm Monday after a severe line of storms ro...

Today is the day the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority votes on a $12.6 million renovation to Boardwalk Hall to accommodate the Atlantic City Board of Education.  The result is uncertain as some authority members are not sure they want to spend...

It could be a big blow to the Pleasantville School District.  The Press of Atlantic City reports that the Absecon Board of Education is starting the process of severing ties with the school district, citing the quality and quantity of educational opportunities.  A new agreement is expected with the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School …

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More than 700 undocumented students received $3.8 million in state aid last year.  The North Jersey Record reports that the state aid was provided to college students with no documentation.  Students at Rutgers University received about one third of al...

A 39 year old Millville man has been formally indicted on charges that he killed his 66 year old father.  A grand jury has indicted Michael N. Tedesco in connection with the stabbing death of Gary Tedesco back in April.  Tedesco is then accused of stealing some money and an SUV from his father after …

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New Jersey State Police have charged a Millville man with multiple drug offenses following a traffic stop last Friday.  Police say 37 year old Thomas Brown has over $1,500 worth of heroin in his possession when he was pulled over in Fairfield Township....

An 83 year old Vineland man has died after he sustained injuries in an accident on Delsea Drive back on July 26th.  The Daily Journal reports that Walter Nuss of Lake Road was airlifted to a hospital following the accident.  He attempted to pass severa...