July 10, 2020
Quick-moving Tropical Storm Fay strengthened as it moved toward southern New Jersey, where it was expected to make landfall Friday afternoon before sweeping north to New York with a curtain of heavy rain and thrashing winds. Winds should start to …
August 13, 2013
A fire that started in an outdoor grill caused extensive damage to a home in southern New Jersey. Firefighters responded to the blaze on Chancellor Park Drive in Hamilton Township on Sunday. Police tell The Press of Atlantic City the …
August 7, 2013
A Florida man who worked for a now-defunct southern New Jersey construction company has admitted his role in a scheme in which he purposely damaged homes he claimed had been hit by hail. New Jersey authorities announced Monday that 34-year-old …
March 13, 2013
Authorities say a worker at a southern New Jersey recycling business was killed when he fell through the roof of the multistory building. Camden County prosecutors say the 50-year-old Franklinville man was cleaning the roof when he fell around 8:30 …
December 18, 2012
One southern New Jersey town has figured out a foolproof way to stop potential Christmas tree thieves: Make them stink. A few years ago Port Republic, a small town in northeastern Atlantic City, began spraying about two dozen evergreens that …
December 3, 2012
A signal may have malfunctioned on a southern New Jersey bridge where a train derailed, causing a hazardous chemical to spew into the air and leading to health problems, an evacuation, tricky cleanup decisions and broader questions about the condition …
July 23, 2012
A southern New Jersey police officer will get nearly $14,000 to settle a civil lawsuit he filed against a short-order cook who placed his own body and pubic hair in the officer’s bagel sandwich as payback for a traffic stop. …
July 12, 2012
A southern New Jersey-based meat company has recalled more than 324,000 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat meat and poultry products due to a possible bacteria contamination. Bridgeton-based Buona Vita announced the recall Saturday of some of its nationally distributed meat items …
April 4, 2012
A Maryland insurance broker has admitted making more than $1 million in bribes to a former school superintendent in southern New Jersey. Seventy-year-old Francis X. Gartland of Baltimore pleaded guilty Monday to charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to defraud the …
January 25, 2012
Police say a car started itself and struck a building in southern New Jersey. Hamilton Township police say 45-year-old Ayman Mohamed Ali of Philadelphia parked and turned off the ignition outside the America’s Best Eyeglasses store in Consumer Square Monday …