By LEE PROCIDA Staff Writer | Posted: Saturday, June 5, 2010 | 0 comments

The Columbia II restaurant on Route 30 in Mullica Township closed Saturday and will at least be closed today after a small electrical fire required them to cut off power.

Renee Ingemi, a waitress at the restaurant, said the fire that started sometime after 12 p.m. Saturday forced them to close for the rest of the day and remove all the food they stored in refrigerators.

“We have to take it all home,” she said. “We’re going to eat like pigs.”

Mullica police and local firefighters responded to the scene and are investigating the cause.

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From Press staff reports | Posted: Saturday, June 5, 2010 | 0 comments

Somers Point firefighters evacuated the Applebee’s on Bethel Road shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday when they found a car nearby on fire.

Firefighters said they saw heavy smoke pouring out of the unoccupied car when they quickly responded. All patrons were out of the building by 1 p.m. as a safety precaution because the car was parked so close to the structure, authorities said.

The fire was under control by 1:05 p.m., about 10 minutes after it started.

Crews also checked the inside of the building for smoke, and waited for smoke outside to dissipate before allowing patrons to re-enter.

Stood by for Electric Company

By MICHELLE LEE, Staff Writer | Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2010 | 0 comments

A composting presentation, a geothermal heating and cooling system display, and recycling programs for books, shoes and crayons are just some of the attractions that will be featured at Mullica Township's first-ever Community Green Day.

The event is organized by Sustainable Mullica, a new grassroots environmental group founded earlier this....Continue Reading

By ELAINE ROSE Staff Writer | Posted: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 | 0 comments

An Egg Harbor City man was arrested and charged with aggravated arson in connection with a July fire that displaced four families, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel said Tuesday.

Joseph Manzoni, 43, set the fire to an apartment building next door to his home on.......Continue Reading