By DEREK HARPER and ELAINE ROSE Staff Writers | Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2010 | 1 comment

SOMERS POINT - A fire that burned two people in a condominium in the Captains Quarters complex was caused by cooking an illicit substance, probably methamphetamine, police said Thursday night.

The registered tenant, Samantha Godelski, 26, was taken to the trauma unit of....Continue Reading 

By DEREK HARPER Staff Writer | Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2010 | 2 comments

SOMERS POINT - A bird's nest laid an egg for a popular restaurant in the middle of lunch Thursday, catching fire and forcing about 150 patrons to evacuate.

Fire Chief Frank Denan said the nest, in an electrical junction box at the Crab Trap, 2 Broadway, caught fire at about....Continue Reading

ELAINE ROSE Staff Writer | Posted: Thursday, April 29, 2010 | 1 comment

SOMERS POINT — A man was airlifted to a Pennsylvania burn center Wednesday night, and a woman suffered less serious injuries, in a two-alarm fire in the Captains Quarters housing complex, a fire official said......Continue Reading

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DENNIS TOWNSHIP-- Two motorcyclist were injured, one seriously here on Route 9 in front of the Avalon campground in a three vehicle crash. The crash occurred at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, April 24.

John (Jack) Valerio Jr., 51, of Hammonton was airlifted to the trauma unit at Atlanticare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City by Medevac 5. State Police said the man suffered a head injury. His condition is serious but stable.....Continue Reading

By DAN GOOD and TOM BARLAS, Staff Writers | Posted: Monday, April 26, 2010 | 18 comments

A  standoff in Hammonton involving an armed man ended with a body being removed from a house at Messina and Fairview avenues just after 9 a.m. Monday.

The standoff began at about......Continue Reading

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NBC40 is reporting police standoff ended early Monday morning when witnesses say they saw police fatally shoot a man who was believed to have taken hostages at gunpoint

(The Hammonton Fire and Rescue squad responded for emergency stand by.)

Lighting Strike to a house. Recalled by Hammonton. All Elwood units were clear at 11:02pm.

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