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Saturday 05/25/2013

Visitors to South Jersey will find new attractions for the season

With Hurricane Sandy almost a distant memory and new attractions opening up in time for the holiday, South Jersey shore businesses are expecting a busy tourism season as it officially opens Memorial Day weekend.

Friday 05/24/2013

Revel fireworks show hot option on chilly night in Atlantic City

Weather conditions may not have cooperated for beachgoers Friday, but the rain held off at night for Revel’s season-opening fireworks display.

Millville's Lakeside Middle School students learn meaning of Memorial Day

MILLVILLE - Officials at Lakeside Middle School wanted students to know there is more to Memorial Day weekend than barbecues and holiday sales.

Judge denies bail reduction for Vineland man charged in Franklinville killing

A Vineland man’s plea to reduce his bail on murder charges was denied Friday by a judge in Gloucester County.

Former Vineland patrol officer sentenced to probation in theft from police union

BRIDGETON — A former Vineland patrol officer was sentenced in Superior Court on Friday to two year’s probation for stealing $40,000 in union funds belonging to members of a pair of police departments.

Millville police investigating a pair of Thursday shootings

Millville police are investigating a pair of shootings on Thursday that left one man injured and a car riddled with bullets.

Sacred Heart High School in Vineland braces itself for June closing

VINELAND — Drew Bencie, Lauren Cavallo and Morgan Smith have all gone to Catholic school together since kindergarten.

Thursday 05/23/2013

President Obama to visit Jersey Shore on Tuesday with Gov. Christie

President Barack Obama will visit New Jersey with Gov. Chris Christie next week, a White House official has confirmed to The Press of Atlantic City.

State plans Cumberland County cash-for-guns days in June

State, Cumberland County and local enforcement agencies will use houses of worship in Bridgeton, Millville and Vineland next month to help get "deadly firearms out of circulation" in the county.

After Sandy, the sand ... beach projects in full swing in South Jersey

The start of summer in some shore towns may feel more like a construction zone as they gird for beach replenishment projects aimed at repairing erosion caused by Hurricane Sandy.

New population estimates from Census Bureau show South Jersey's population holding steady

New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show that growth in South Jersey has generally come to a halt since 2010, with most towns in Cape May County seeing a drop.

Wednesday 05/22/2013

Cumberland County's child poverty rate down 22%

A 22 percent drop in Cumberland County's child poverty rate helped it move from last in the state for child well-being to 20th in the New Jersey Kids Count 2013 rankings.

South Jersey shore towns promote their resiliency following Sandy

Several local resort towns, including Brigantine and Sea Isle City, will participate in the Friday launch of New Jersey's Stronger than the Storm initiative.

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Wednesday 05/22/2013

State officials say people who ordered the good stuff were served cheap liquor; local firms part of probe

By LEE PROCIDA, Staff Writer

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 9:59 pm

Nearly 30 bars and restaurants in New Jersey are being investigated for allegedly charging patrons for top-shelf liquor but pouring them cheaper varieties, the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control said Wednesday.

Vineland man charged with having gun at Philadelphia International Airport

By LYNDA COHEN, Staff Writer

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 12:53 pm

A Vineland man was arrested at Philadelphia International Airport on Monday, for allegedly having a gun in his carry-on bag.

Cumberland County to be site of gun buyback program June 7 and 8

By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff Writer

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 12:33 pm

BRIDGETON – State, Cumberland County and local law enforcement will hold a gun buyback program in the county next month.

Climate conditions allow mosquitoes to thrive in South Jersey

By RICHARD DEGENER Staff Writer

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 9:30 pm

Cape May County’s Department of Mosquito Control has been tracking the growth of mosquito larvae since April and killing them where they find them, using a bacteria not harmful to humans.

New Jersey agriculture chief visits Vineland farms

By LEE PROCIDA, Staff Writer

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 9:30 pm

VINELAND - New Jersey's loyalties are split between a number of sports teams, but local and state officials are continuing to rally residents to support the colors of red, green, yellow and blue.

Everyone Has A Story: Mays Landing woman's foundation gives children 'Room for Hope' at hospitals

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 12:20 am

As a little girl, Shannon Hartey, of Mays Landing, lived for three years at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, fighting acute myeloblastic leukemia. The lost years were from ages 5 to 8, she said.

Tuesday 05/21/2013

Vigil planned Thursday for Vineland man killed in Burlington County crash

By JOEL LANDAU Staff Writer

Updated: May 21, 2013 - 8:10 pm

A vigil will take place Thursday night for a 21-year-old Vineland man who was killed in a motor vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Burlington County.

Vineland man missing since May 9 found dead

By THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer

Posted: May 21, 2013

VINELAND — A local man missing since he supposedly left for a fishing trip on May 9 is dead, city police said.

Millville High School students learn about Shakespeare's world

By THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer

Updated: May 22, 2013 - 12:12 am

MILLVILLE — Just when seniors at Millville High School had a long year of reading William Shakespeare, they got something of a break Monday.

Monday 05/20/2013

Vineland girl, 8, dies from injuries after being struck by car last week

Press staff reports

Posted: May 20, 2013

VINELAND – An 8-year-old girl who was hit by a car while crossing a busy intersection here on Thursday died on Sunday, city police said.

Three seriously injured in early morning Vineland crash

Press staff reports

Updated: May 20, 2013 - 7:31 am

VINELAND - Two passengers and the driver are seriously injured after the vehicle crashed into a tree on West Wheat Road and North Delsea Drive just after midnight today.

Bridgeton taking steps to restore popular Sunset Lake

By THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer

Updated: May 20, 2013 - 8:02 pm

Bridgeton officials will take action Tuesday on a pair of significant steps to restore a popular recreational lake that went dry more than two years ago because of too much water.

Gas pipeline will reinforce fuel supply to Cape May County

By LEE PROCIDA, Staff Writer

Updated: May 20, 2013 - 8:02 pm

A 22-mile pipeline South Jersey Gas is installing to supply the B.L. England power plant with natural gas also will reinforce the fuel supply to about 60,000 customers in Cape May County, all currently served by a single pipe.

St. Augustine Prep graduates 'exit as men to serve,' salutatorian says

By STEVEN LEMONGELLO Staff Writer

Updated: May 20, 2013 - 8:02 pm

BUENA VISTA TOWNSHIP — The 173 members of St. Augustine Prep’s Class of 2013 received their diplomas Sunday, joined by several members of the Class of 1963 — the school's first graduating class.

Cumberland County doesn't want to leave Vineland building unoccupied after social services relocates

By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff Writer

Updated: May 20, 2013 - 12:07 am

Cumberland County officials will try to prevent the possible relocation of their social services operations from leaving a large building in downtown Vineland empty.

Lower Township allotted more water to serve new areas

By RICHARD DEGENER, Staff Writer

Posted: May 20, 2013

LOWER TOWNSHIP - New Jersey has agreed to increase the township's water allocation, allowing thousands of homes tapping polluted groundwater or threatened by saltwater intrusion from the Delaware Bay to hook up to public lines.

Saturday 05/18/2013

Yellow Sea: Allergy sufferers facing worst pollen season on record

By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff Writer

Updated: May 18, 2013 - 12:53 am

Jay Rivera sees green every time a car or truck covered in yellow pollen pulls into the Sparklin’ Kleen Car Wash in Vineland.

Friday 05/17/2013

Fairness for women still a battle, Buono says

By ANJALEE KHEMLANI, Staff Writer

Updated: May 18, 2013 - 1:06 am

Fairness for women in New Jersey is still a serious battle in the 21st century and having a woman's voice in the governor's seat would be an important victory, Democratic gubernatorial challenger Barbara Buono said Friday in Atlantic City.

Vineland man indicted in machete attack on woman

By THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer

Posted: May 17, 2013

BRIDGETON — A Vineland man is under indictment for allegedly brutally hacking a woman with a machete in 2012.

8-year-old girl suffers life-threatening injuries when struck by vehicle in Vineland

Updated: May 18, 2013 - 6:52 am

An 8-year-old girl suffered life-threatening injuries in a motor vehicle accident in Vineland Thursday night.

Millville police investigate shooting that sent man to hospital

By THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer

Posted: May 17, 2013

MILLVILLE — Authorities are investigating a Thursday night incident at a local apartment complex that left a man with multiple gunshot wounds.

Cumberland County College in Vineland holds 46th commencement ceremony

By DIANE D’AMICO Education Writer

Updated: May 23, 2013 - 1:43 pm

Kelsie Macera, of Vineland, never thought she’d be standing in front of her classmates at Cumberland County College delivering the student welcome at graduation.

New Jersey to use federal funds to buy homes that are flood prone

By SARAH WATSON Staff Writer

Updated: May 17, 2013 - 6:36 am

New Jersey will use $300 million in federal aid to buy out about 1,300 Hurricane Sandy-damaged and flood-prone homes in the state.

Thursday 05/16/2013

Vineland accident closes roads at South Delsea Drive, West Sherman Avenue

Updated: May 17, 2013 - 7:59 am

Vineland police say the area of South Delsea Drive and West Sherman Avenue was closed for several hours due to a motor vehicle accident involving several vehicles Thursday night.

Ventnor woman indicted on murder charges in stabbing death of Millville man

By LYNDA COHEN Staff Writer

Updated: May 16, 2013 - 7:47 pm

A Ventnor woman accused of fatally stabbing a Millville man outside her home in December has been indicted on a murder charge.

Miss New Jersey participants pass on roles through the generations

By TRUDI GILFILLIAN Staff Writer

Updated: May 17, 2013 - 12:11 am

Editor's Pick

When the people associated with the Miss New Jersey Pageant describe the event and other local pageants that lead up to the finals as family affairs, they aren’t joking.

Millville planning significant transportation improvements

By THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer

Updated: May 17, 2013 - 12:11 am

MILLVILLE — Local officials are developing a new transportation plan that they say will, if eventually implemented, make it easier and safer for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians to travel around the city.

Wednesday 05/15/2013

Millville man found not guilty in 2010 killing

By THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer

Updated: May 15, 2013 - 10:12 pm

BRIDGETON — A jury has cleared a local man of charges that he shot a Millville resident to death in April 2010.

'Click it or Ticket' seatbelt campaign begins May 20

Posted: May 15, 2013

Police departments across South Jersey are preparing for the nationwide “Click it or Ticket” campaign next week, which aims to ensure all divers and passengers are wearing seatbelts.

Vineland company fined $500,000 over wage violations

By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff Writer

Posted: May 15, 2013

VINELAND – A local company that provides services for produce growers and businesses nationwide must pay almost $500,000 in back wages and damages to more than 1,700 workers, according to federal officials.

Court blocks state from seizing housing funds

By JOEL LANDAU, Staff Writer

Updated: May 15, 2013 - 9:38 pm

Money earmarked for local affordable housing programs will stay where it is for now, following a ruling by the Appellate Division of Superior Court.

Vineland officials hope bike lanes help drivers, cyclists share the road

By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff Writer

Updated: May 15, 2013 - 9:38 pm

VINELAND — Local officials are trying to make sure the municipality’s first designated downtown bicycle lanes are safe for two groups that often do not coexist well together.

Tuesday 05/14/2013

Vineland moves to forever prevent hazardous waste processing at site

By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff Writer

Updated: May 15, 2013 - 12:48 am

VINELAND — City officials are moving to permanently prevent another hazardous waste-processing facility from operating at the contaminated Pure Earth Inc. site.

Vineland plans law changes to speed code violation response

By THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer

Updated: May 15, 2013 - 12:47 am

VINELAND — The city administration is preparing new legislation that local officials said will allow them to force improvements to be made more quickly at abandoned properties.

Vineland votes to seek bids for new liquor license

By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff Writer

Updated: May 15, 2013 - 12:49 am

VINELAND — City Council on Tuesday voted 5-0 to advertise for bids for a new liquor license, the sale of which is important to keeping the municipal budget balanced.

Monday 05/13/2013

South Jersey Road Report for Tuesday, May 14

Updated: May 13, 2013 - 11:09 pm

Egg Harbor City, Lower Bank Road: Repairs to the Lower Bank Bridge mean the road will be closed indefinitely. Motorists are advised to use Green Bank Bridge in Mullica Township as an alternate route.

Vineland police search for missing man, 42

By JOEL LANDAU Staff Writer

Posted: May 13, 2013

The Vineland Police Department is searching for a 42-year-old man who has been reported missing since last Wednesday.

Death of Vineland man investigated as homicide

By JOEL LANDAU Staff Writer

Updated: May 13, 2013 - 7:00 pm

Vineland police are asking residents for information regarding a 66-year-old man who was found injured in his home May 5 under suspicious circumstances and died on Thursday.

Police search for Vineland man missing since May 8

By THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer

Posted: May 13, 2013

VINELAND – City police are seeking the public’s help in finding a 42-year-old local man who never returned home after leaving for a fishing trip on Wednesday.

Cicadas set to emerge in South Jersey after 17-year slumber

By ANJALEE KHEMLANI Staff Writer

Updated: May 14, 2013 - 12:08 am

Billions of cicadas, dormant for the past 17 years, are waiting only for soil temperatures to reach 64 degrees before they emerge from underground and begin their noisy mating rituals.

Bridgeton group wants to help fix homes

By THOMAS BARLAS, Staff Writer

Posted: May 13, 2013

BRIDGETON - A local preservation society is planning a series of clinics to help people find affordable ways to upgrade homes in this economically struggling city.

Sunday 05/12/2013

Made in South Jersey: Concrete maker grew by adapting in hard times

By MICHAEL MILLER Staff Writer

Posted: May 12, 2013

MILLVILLE — John Ruga and his partner, Robert Shanaman, opened their precast concrete business on Reese Road in 2003, during a period of booming housing growth in southern New Jersey.

State spending millions to keep tourism dollars flowing to Jersey Shore

By JENNIFER BOGDAN Staff Writer

Updated: May 13, 2013 - 12:09 am

Millions in advertising and marketing dollars — and unquantifiable value in word of mouth hopefully generated by a host of events — are being poured into driving home the message that the Jersey Shore is open for business this summer.

Moms have that uncanny gift to give children roots and wings

By VINCENT JACKSON and MARTIN DEANGELIS Staff Writers

Updated: May 13, 2013 - 12:09 am

Kathy Fowler, of Galloway Township, grew up with a mother who stayed at home with her.

A conversation with: Watershed administrator Fred Akers

By WALLACE McKELVEY Staff Writer

Updated: May 13, 2013 - 12:10 am

Fred Akers, 63, of Buena Vista Township, is an environmental advocate and watchdog through his administrative role at the Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association, a nonprofit that receives federal funding. For more than a decade, he’s been involved in issues related to development, infrastructure and natural resource management in South Jersey. Akers, who was paid $48,000 in 2011 (last tax record available), has also served on various state environmental committees and focus groups and is a current member of both the Atlantic County Utilities Authority and the Buena Vista Township Planning Board.

South Jersey inventory good, but quality homes still lacking

By ANJALEE KHEMLANI, Staff Writer

Updated: May 12, 2013 - 1:35 am

Southern New Jersey is defying the nationwide problem of tight housing inventory.

Saturday 05/11/2013

There he is...Wait, where did he go? Bert Parks statue moved

By JENNIFER BOGDAN, Staff Writer

Updated: May 13, 2013 - 9:26 pm

Editor's Pick

Bert Parks had stood guard in front of the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel for more than 14 years without incident.

Prosecutor directs police to record Ocean County drug overdoses

By DONNA WEAVER, Staff Writer

Updated: May 11, 2013 - 12:39 am

Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph Coronato has directed the county's police departments to report every drug overdose in an effort to stem a rise in heroin abuse by tracking the drug's damaging effects.

Friday 05/10/2013

A life lived: Vineland man was determined friend to city

By MARTIN DeANGELIS Staff Writer

Posted: May 10, 2013

Lou Tramontana Sr. was persuasive. And persistent. And patient — well, sometimes he was patient.

Jersey Shorecast: Atlantic City airport can draw foreign tourists

By ANJALEE KHEMLANI, Staff Writer

Updated: May 11, 2013 - 1:37 am

Catering to international visitors by adding direct flights from abroad to Atlantic City International Airport could increase tourism and business for the region, those gathered for the Jersey Shorecast conference were told Friday.