By MARTIN DeANGELIS and DAN GOOD Staff Writers | Posted: Friday, October 16, 2009 | 1 comment

VENTNOR - Water is usually one of a firefighter's best friends, but water turned on the city Fire Department on Friday.

Firefighters had to fight as much as 3 feet of flooding on Edgewater Avenue in Ventnor Heights before they could take on a fire reported in a bayfront home on the street shortly after 8 a.m., fire Chief Bert Sabo said....Continue Reading

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BUENA VISTA TWP.-- A Buena Vista Township resident is thankful for the quick action of some local children who were outside playing when a fire broke out at her rental property early Wednesday evening.....Continue Reading

By ROB SPAHR Staff Writer, 609-272-7283 | Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 | 9 comments

EGG HARBOR CITY - Two cousins went to a party at an apartment complex in the city Monday night. Now one is dead and the other is fighting for his life.

Relatives said the men - Sandy Thomas, 30, of Galloway Township, and Shawn Travis, 24, of Egg Harbor City - were at a gathering in the Harbor City Apartments when shots were fired shortly after 11 p.m.....Continue Reading

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By MICHELLE LEE Staff Writer | Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 | 0 comments

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EGG HARBOR CITY - The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is expected to release new information this morning, after two people were shot late Monday at the Harbor City apartment complex on Atlantic Avenue.

At this point, police have confirmed there were two victims. At least one was airlifted from a landing zone set up at Atlantic and Bremen avenues. (The Egg Harbor City Fire Department landed the Helicopter.)

A few neighbors said there was a shootout or that they had heard shots fired.

At least a dozen police cars, including from neighboring Galloway and Mullica townships, responded to the scene, and the parking lots were blocked with yellow police tape. Several officers stood watch carrying assault rifles.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office Major Crimes Unit was called to the scene.

EVFC has learned from a witness on the scene that one person was transported to Mainland while CPR was being performed and the other was airlifted with 3 gunshot wounds with one of them being to the head.

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Update: One dead, one injured in Egg Harbor City shooting