By LYNDA COHEN, Staff Writer | Posted: Friday, March 5, 2010 | 9 comments

MAYS LANDING — A former Atlantic City firefighter was sentenced to three years' probation for threatening his ex-wife. But whether he is mandated to give up public service work is still up for debate.

 Robert Wenzel, 43, admitted in January that on March 14, 2009, he called his former spouse and "told her I was going to kill her."....Continue Reading

Checked chimney for fire, checked interior & exterior wall for extension. One firefighter slipped & fell on a wet deck, he was transported to hospital for evaluation. All units were clear at 5:22am.

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From Press staff reports | Posted: Monday, March 1, 2010 | 0 comments

A deputy fire chief who supervised payroll for the Ocean City Fire Department was entitled to the overtime he claimed, a state judge said last week.

Administrative Court Judge W. Todd Miller on Thursday said Deputy Chief Mark McCulley made a mistake in claiming $7,100 in benefits under the Fair Labor Standard Act when he should have been paid $11,000 or more in straight overtime....Continue Reading

By TOM BARLAS Staff Writer | Posted: Saturday, February 27, 2010 | 0 comments

A husband and wife and their daughter died Saturday morning when fire tore through their home on Pine Hill Road in Toms River, officials with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Authorities said they will not release the victims’ names until next of kin are notified.

Michael Mohel, deputy chief of detectives with the Prosecutor’s Office, said authorities received a....Continue Reading

By BRIAN IANIERI, Staff Writer | Posted: Sunday, February 28, 2010 | 0 comments

As investigators continued to look for answers in the rubble, Ocean County authorities on Sunday identified the three family members killed in a Toms River house fire....Continue Reading

Used brushes to clear chimney, used thermal camera to check for extention.

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