From the Atlantic City Press Published: Friday, June 27, 2008

By ERIC SCOTT CAMPBELL Staff Writer, 609-272-7227

MULLICA TOWNSHIP - Two farm workers are recovering from stab wounds, a third has been arrested and a fourth man is at large after an attempted roadside robbery Thursday afternoon in the Nesco section of the township, police said.

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From the Atlantic City Press Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2008

VENTNOR - Fire destroyed a unit in the Dream Bay condominium complex Tuesday afternoon, but there were no injuries, a fire official said.

The fire started at about 4:30 p.m. in a first-floor unit in the 700 block of North Somerset Place, and no one was home at the time, said fire Lt. Tom O'Brien. Firefighters arrived to find the unit fully involved in flames and fire blowing out the windows to the rear. A general alarm was called, and about 25 firefighters responded to battle the flames, O'Brien said. Firefighters from Margate staffed the station.

The unit was a total loss, and the apartment directly upstairs suffered some smoke damage. The next-door unit may have also been damaged, O'Brien said.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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From the Atlantic City Press Published: Wednesday, June 25, 2008

From Press staff reports

The Atlantic County Office of Emergency Preparedness will conduct a 24-hour radio communications emergency exercise starting 2 p.m. Saturday at the Anthony "Tony" Canale Training Center, 5033 English Creek Ave. in Egg Harbor Township.

Representatives from the Southern Counties Amateur Radio Association and various municipal emergency management offices will simulate a major storm, in which communication systems will be disrupted from damaged power and phone line and radio towers. The exercise will coincide with national Field Day, an annual event in which ham radio operators across the country simulate disaster scenarios.

The event is open to the public. For more information, call the Atlantic County Office of Emergency Management at 609-407-6742.

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From the FireHouse.com Posted: 06-24-2008 10:38:44 AM

MACOLLVIE JEAN-FRANCOIS South Florida Sun-Sentinel

POMPANO BEACH -- A firefighter was taken to the hospital this morning after a fire hydrant "blew out of the ground" and struck him while he was helping fight a blaze, a Pompano Beach fire rescue spokeswoman said.

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From the Hammonton News On-Line Published: Wednesday, June 18, 2008

By BEN MERITT Staff Writer

HAMMONTON -- An investigation is continuing into the cause of a fire late last month that destroyed the Universal Supply Kitchen Showroom and warehouse on the White Horse Pike here.

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From the Atlantic City Press Published: Sunday, June 22, 2008

From Press staff reports

PLEASANTVILLE - A Camden County man was killed when he crashed into the Pleasantville Toll Plaza while heading east on the Atlantic City Expressway on Friday evening.

Police responded to the Toll Plaza at 7:38 p.m. and found that Robert C. Pirrotta, 61, of Sommerdale, had crashed his sport utility vehicle into the toll structure, according to a news release from the State Police.

Paramedics found Pirrotta unconscious and without a pulse, and determined that he had some type of seizure or medical problem just prior to the crash. Pirrotta was pronounced dead at the Regional Trauma Unit at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City shortly after 8 p.m., according to police.

Pirrotta's wife, Maryann, 63, was also taken to AtlantiCare, where she was being treated for minor injuries Saturday, police said.

State Police were still investigating the accident Saturday.

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