By LYNDA COHEN, Staff Writer | Posted: Friday, January 8, 2010 | 0 comments

ATLANTIC CITY - The administration calls it "house cleaning." The fire union calls it unfair.

Eight firefighters who were in interim positions for nearly 10 months were ordered back to their lower ranks just before the new year, in a memo sent by Personnel Director Karen Upshaw on Dec. 28.....Continue Reading

ATLANTIC CO.--A recent study has found that Route 30 in Atlantic County is one of the most deadly roads in a multi state region for pedestrians.

Comparing highways and roads in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the Tri•State Transportation Campaign ranks the White Horse Pike as the 8th most dangerous, with seven pedestrian fatalities from 2006 to 2008.

The report ranks the Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County, New York as the number one most deadly road, with 13 pedestrian fatalities from 2006 to 2008.

ATLANTIC CITY--Scary moments in Atlantic City this morning after officials discovered a leaning structure and feared a sudden collapse. Fire officials received reports of an unsafe building and as a precaution evacuated one individual. The properties owners calls it a "blessing in disguise."....Continue Reading

From Press staff reports | Posted: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | 0 comments

MILLVILLE - A two-car collision Tuesday afternoon on Sharp Street seriously injured two people.

Police said Vineland resident David Seibel was driving south on Sharp Street when his car crossed the centerline and struck a vehicle driven by Elizabeth Charlton, of Newfield.

Charlton was briefly trapped in the car and had to be extricated by the Millville Fire Department. She was taken by Millville Rescue Squad to a landing area and then airlifted to the trauma unit at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. Her husband, Raymond Charlton, also was airlifted to the trauma unit.

Both Elizabeth and Raymond Charlton were listed in critical condition, a hospital spokeswoman said Tuesday night.

Posted in Breaking, Cumberland on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 10:35 pm Updated: 11:08 pm.

From Press staff reports | Posted: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 | 0 comments

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NORTHFIELD -- A two car crash caused one injury and damage to a home near the intersection of Mill Road and Wabash Avenue shortly after 11am Saturday.

Police have yet to release exact details of how it may have happened, but one of the cars seems to have lost control after the initial collision, landing on the front lawn of the house.

One person, believed to be the driver of the car that hit the house, was taken to the hospital.

No word yet on the extent of their injuries, however, witnesses on the scene say they did not appear to be life threatening.

We'll be sure to bring you the latest information as it becomes available.