Three Mullica Township police officers received promotions last week from the Township Committee to fill the vacancies left by two retiring officers, and another part-time police officer was hired.

Brian Zeck, 38, of Sweetwater, was promoted from detective to sergeant. Erik Carricarte, 33, of Stafford, was promoted from.....Continue Reading

Coast Guard crews and firefighters are cleaning up a fuel spill at a Cape May County marina, but none was spilled into the waterway.

The spill was reported at about 11 a.m., at Harbor View Marina - located off....Continue Reading

From Press staff reports | Posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010

A family of five is staying with family members after their Hammonton home burned to the ground early Thursday.

Several fire departments were called to the house on West 15th Street, just south of Route 561, at about 12:30 a.m. Fire companies from Hammonton, Winslow Township, Folsom and Mullica Township were still working to extinguish the blaze past 4 a.m.

No people or animals were reported injured, Hammonton police Detective Joel Frederico said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

"We have some ideas, but we're going to wait until we're finished," Frederico said.

Three cars in the driveway were damaged, one totaled, from the fire's heat, he said.