HOMEBOUND TRAFFIC CAUSES MAJOR DELAYS
Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, Local NewsBy 98.7 The Coast September 7, 2015
On this Labor Day, thousands of vacationers are stuck in traffic as they head home from the Jersey Shore. The Press of Atlantic City reports that as of noon on Monday, there was a 12-mile delay of northbound traffic on the Garden State Parkway, beginning just north of Route 50 in Upper Township (exit 20). Traffic…
MILLVILLE PROMOTES A NEW POLICE CHIEF
Cumberland County, Local NewsBy 98.7 The Coast September 2, 2015
Millville has a new police chief. Jody Farabella is the new chief after leading the department as the captain since May. Former chief Thomas Haas retired at the end of March. Farabella has been with the department for 17 years, starting as a patrol officer in 1999.
BIG LAWSUIT COMING REGARDING SCHOOL SEARCH
Cumberland County, Local NewsBy 98.7 The Coast WCZT August 29, 2015
A big lawsuit is looming regarding a search for drugs at the Cumberland County Regional High School four years ago. A special education student was searched for illegal drugs via a search conducted by a man and without parental notification. The lawsuit alleges the search was conducted by an alleged unfounded allegation. No drugs were…
PROSECUTOR TAKES A MEMBER OF HER STAFF TO SEX TOY STORE
Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae is defending a visit to a Philadelphia sex toy store with a member of her staff. The Press of Atlantic City reports that Webb-McRae says she took a member of her staff to dinner and patronized her son's store, which she says is legal. The trip to Philadelphia has been…
FAMILY OF JERAME REID SEEKING FEDERAL INVESTIGATION
Bridgeton, Cumberland County, Local NewsBy 98.7 The Coast August 23, 2015
Could there be a federal investigation into a police shooting in Bridgeton? The family of Jerame Reid is hoping so. The family is going to make a request for a federal investigation after a local investigation led to the grand jury not indicting the two officers involved. The National Awareness Alliance is helping the family…
TWO KILLED IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Two people lost their lives on Wednesday during a motor vehicle accident in Cumberland County. State Police say the two vehicle accident occurred around 10:30am on Wednesday on Route 347, just south of Route 47 in Maurice River Township. A pickup truck veered into the north bound lanes and hit a minivan. Drivers of both…
VINELAND BUYS LANDIS MARKETPLACE
Cumberland County, Local News, VinelandBy 98.7 The Coast August 12, 2015
The Landis Marketplace is now owned by the City of Vineland. The city voted this week to spend $550,000 on the marketplace that is going through some questions after the Amish Market inside of the shops closed. The dollars would come out of the Urban Enterprise Zone fund. The money would be loaned to the…
REMAINS FOUND OF VINELAND MAN MISSING SINCE 2010
The skeletal remains of a man who went missing in Vineland since 2010 has been found. Police there confirmed on Monday that the remains of William Flores were found but the death is not being investigated as suspicious. The remains were found on a property in the 500 block of North West Ave. Police do…
VINELAND MAN INDICTED FOR VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
Cumberland County, Local News, VinelandBy 98.7 The Coast August 6, 2015
A Vineland man was indicted on vehicular homicide and three (3) counts of assault by auto, in connection with the death last year of a 14-year-old female, and the injuries received by three other occupants of the vehicle. Nicholas Garreffi, 40, of the 300 block of Brookfield Street, Vineland was indicted for vehicular homicide and…
MILLVILLE MAN STEALS COPPER WIRE FROM UTILITY POLES
Cumberland County, Local News, Millville, VinelandBy 98.7 The Coast August 3, 2015
A Millville man has been accused of stealing copper ground wires from utility poles in Vineland. Edward LeMatty IV of Crest Avenue was arrested by Vineland police last Wednesday, and was charged with stealing the coper wire from 267 utility poles over the past several weeks and causing $32,000 in damages. LeMatty, who confessed to…
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