By ROB SPAHR Staff Writer | Posted: Monday, February 1, 2010 | 3 comments

FOLSOM - A veteran Egg Harbor City fire official says he was roasting marshmallows with his granddaughter when he was charged with having an illegal fire at his Mullica Township home.

Alex Nardone appeared in court Monday to answer a summons he was issued by Mullica Township police Nov. 15 for illegally burning waste and vegetation without a permit at his Pleasant Mills Road home, which authorities claim is in a protected fire area....Continue Reading

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ATLANTIC CITY-Atlantic City Police are investigating a possible case of arson.

Heat warped metal frames are all that remain of Merceda Gooding's 2008 Toyota and 1997 Ford Explorer.

Gooding, a lighthouse plaza resident and a former Atlantic City Housing Authority Commissioner, believes she is the victim of a retaliation, after speaking out on living conditions in her building.

"We was told that we were going to be to be retaliated against when we marched against the elevator that was broken for 5 months.
And I do know that this is retaliation against me because of problems going on in the building."

Police have not confirmed whether or not, they believe the cars were actually firebombed, but have said an investigation is ongoing.

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By RICHARD DEGENER and BEN LEACH Staff Writers | Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 | 1 comment

Police are investigating whether a Middle Township ambulance driver was racing home Tuesday after learning that his father’s home in the Erma section of Lower Township was on fire. The driver, Joseph Sims Jr., crashed his ambulance, seriously injuring another driver. His father, Joseph Sims, died in the house fire.....Continue Reading

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By DANIEL WALSH Staff Writer | Posted: Saturday, January 23, 2010 | 0 comments

If any one good thing has come out of the Loyle Lanes arson, it’s that the Loyle family and their patrons found out just how good their friends really were.

After the Jan. 11 fire destroyed the $4 million bowling center in Vineland, people began helping right away....Continue Reading