By ELAINE ROSE Staff Writer | Posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 | 0 comments

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - A collision of two sport utility vehicles Tuesday night at the intersection of Tilton and Fire roads led to the death of a 16-year-old New York boy and injuries to five other people, police said Wednesday.

Renee Lawn, 17, of Absecon, was driving west on Tilton Road at about 8:14 p.m. when her SUV.....Continue Reading

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An Absecon man was hurt Sunday in an explosion caused by pool chemicals, police said.

Frank Blee Sr., 79, of South Mill Road, was injured about 5:45 p.m. when a container of....Continue Reading 

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From Press staff reports | Posted: Monday, July 12, 2010 | 0 comments

Atlantic City - A fire at Tropicana Casino and Resort left three floors with smoke and water damage, and caused some guests to be evacuated.

The fire happened at about 5 p.m. Sunday, on the sixth floor near the health club, Atlantic City Fire Chief Dennis Brooks said. Security officials reported the fire.

Brooks said the third, fourth and fifth floors received smoke and water damage.

Tropicana spokeswoman Diane Spiers said the fire began in a bin of towels, was extinguished immediately and is under investigation.

Fire crews were on the scene for about two hours.

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EGG HARBOR TWP -- Passengers on a charter plane from Boston tell our reporters they were informed by the captain that there had been a malfunction with the aircraft while on approach to Atlantic City International Airport.

The plane, which had 118 people on board, landed.....Continue Reading

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Four people were injured Friday afternoon in a single-car accident on Mays Landing- Somers Point Road in Egg Harbor Township that caused power outages in the area and detoured traffic, police said.

An SUV traveling on the road hit a utility pole at about.....Continue Reading 

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By ELAINE ROSE Staff Writers | Posted: Saturday, July 10, 2010 | 9 comments

PLEASANTVILLE — A co-owner of a convenience store on Main Street was knocked unconscious and tied up before the store was set on fire, displacing the family that lived upstairs, police said Friday.

Police and firefighters were called to the store on the 100 block of North Main Street at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, after residents of the upstairs apartment....Continue Reading