By STEVEN LEMONGELLO Staff Writer, 609-272-7275 | Posted: Saturday, October 3, 2009 | 0 comments

MULLICA TOWNSHIP - "It blows your mind," said Kathleen Bettschinger, "what people do in their spare time."

The area west of the Garden State Parkway may well be uncharted territory for many tourists to our area, conditioned as they are to simply blasting through it on the way to Atlantic City or Wildwood, but anyone who does venture into the woods and farms may be rewarded with a sight you can't see on a beach or in a nightclub - monstrous contraptions hurling pumpkins into space...Continue Reading

EGG HARBOR TWP.--- Seven tractors belonging to the Scullville Vol. Fire Co. had sand poured in their engines by vandals, just one day before the an annual haunted hay ride.

"...Its kind of heart wrenching to think that someone would do this to a fire department as well as a fund raiser," said Chief Mike Fiedor of the Scullville Vol. Co.

It's unknown when the saboteurs struck -- it could have been any one of the last few nights -- but their dastardly deeds were discovered early this morning at the Zion Rd. junkyard turned haunted wonderland.

"...We've had like eight or nine guys here working on them all day, we have them drained out, new oil put in them, we're running them, we're going to drain them out again, put new filters in them," said former chief Wally Shields.

Although the tractors are able to start and idle, theres no telling how much damage the abrasive sand did to the engines, or will continue to do over the next few days or weeks -- and these are the tractors used for the fire company's month long haunted hay ride, which kicks off its ninth year Friday night.

"...At this time right now we're not sure exactly who did it, it seems to us that whoever the person or persons were, targeted Scullville Volunteer Fire Company because there were two extra tractors out here which were not hit, seven of ours were hit," said Fiedor.

Despite the set back, Fiedor said that 'some how, some way, the show will go on', "....if anybody out there would like to help us with a couple of tractors, we could use them, mechanics, anybody who knows anything about mechanics, anything right now, we can get ourselves up and running because opening nights tomorrow night at seven o'clock."

Anyone with any information about the vandalism is asked to call EHT Police at: (609) 927-5200.

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a one-vehicle accident Wednesday night on the Garden State Parkway in Middle Township. Driver Fred Durst, of Cape May, was listed in critical but stable condition at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus.

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From Press staff reports | Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2009 | 0 comments

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP - A Cape May man was in critical but stable condition Wednesday night after his car ran off the Garden State Parkway, shutting down the highway, State Police said....Continue Reading

Ocean City Police and Firefighter are in front of a store that was

 on Fire on Ocean City Boardwalk between 13 St. and 14 St. Tuesday. Sept 29, 2009.

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By MICHAEL MILLER, Staff Writer, 609-463-6712 | Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 | 0 comments

OCEAN CITY - A fire damaged a Boardwalk flag store Tuesday, injuring its owner.

The fire was reported at about 12:45 p.m. at Flags and Specialty Gifts at 1360 Boardwalk. When fire crews arrived, acrid smoke was billowing from the front of the shop next to Johnson's Popcorn......Continue Reading

The Middle Township Volunteer Fire Co. No.1

By BRIAN IANIERI, Staff Writer, 609-463-6713 | Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | 0 comments

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP - The paint on the walls smells fresh but still needs some touchups before Saturday, when Cape May Court House's fire department will present a new $5 million station to the public.

The volunteer fire department expects to begin using the station early next week.

The approximately 20,000-square-foot fire station is more than double the size of the existing station for Middle Township Fire District No. 1....Continue Reading