GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — Max Melton and his family learned just how long a television commercial break can last Friday night.
ATLANTIC CITY — Eleven days after coming from behind to defeat Atlantic City, the Oakcrest High School softball team did it again for a 21-9 victory Friday afternoon.
While it is notable that Quinyon Mitchell became the first cornerback the Eagles have drafted in the first round since Howie Roseman became general manager, what will be of more importance is whether the Toledo product can be the first homegrown player since 2002 to become a mainstay at the …
BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP — Alyson Sojak and her Barnegat High School girls lacrosse teammates are pretty hard to stop this season.
Ryan Merlino highlighted the performances of local high school athletes at the 128th annual Penn Relays Carnival at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Friday.
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The Chi-Lites and Dionne Warwick were inducted to the Atlantic City Walk of Fame on Friday, an honor bestowed by the National Rhythm & Blues Music Society that includes a 9-by-12-inch plaque embedded into Brighton Park on the Boardwalk.
The Atlantic City Housing Authority board appealed to the public and to U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-2nd, for help identifying landlords who will rent to Section 8 voucher holders.
Sah’nye Degraffenreidt decided to commit to play football at Rutgers University for the most basic of reasons.
A Galloway Township man pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession with intent to distribute heroin/fentanyl, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
Buddy Kennedy, 25, a 2017 Millville High School graduate, is an infielder with the Detroit Tigers. The 2017 fifth-round draft pick made his major league debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 17, 2022.
A Community Day celebration May 4 in Sea Isle City will include a groundbreaking ceremony for the new, $21 million Community Center.
Several sites in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties were among those selected by the New Jersey Historical Commission for inclusion in the New Jersey Black Heritage Trail.
Two more men were arrested in a Wednesday stabbing outside the Showboat Resort Atlantic City.
MainStreet Hammonton will host its ninth annual Food Truck Fest from 4 to 9 p.m. June 8.
Clouds will thicken and the east breeze will keep a chill in the air.
The Battle at the Beach showcase event that kicks off the high school football season each summer in Ocean City got a national plug from an unexpected source Thursday night: six-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick.
Beach erosion has torn up part of the Atlantic City beach near Hard Rock Casino Hotel. This will prevent the property from opening its beach bar this summer unless an emergency beach replenishment is done, General Manager Mike Sampson said. (JOE MARTUCCI / Press Drone Pilot)
Martin Truex Jr. arrives at Dover Motor Speedway looking to win there for the second year in a row.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on Thursday released an age-progressed photo of Dulce Maria Alavez to mark the 10th birthday of the Bridgeton girl who disappeared in 2019, according to a Facebook post.
Egg Harbor Township Committee members walked into their regularly scheduled meeting Wednesday to consider amending the cannabis code, but they heard an earful from local business partners about the current state of the New Jersey adult recreational retail marijuana industry.
North Wildwood’s sand-starved beaches will be rebuilt this year, with an unusual project planned through the state Department of Transportation’s Office of Maritime Resources, the state and city announced.
A detention hearing for a Galloway Township man who allegedly stabbed a police officer in the face earlier this month was delayed Friday as results from a court-ordered mental health evaluation are pending.
Thomas Ramsay, the principal of Hammonton High School, was chosen as the district's new superintendent Thursday, the local Board of Education said.
A crowded field for the May 14 election could reshape the balance of power in Ocean City, with five of seven seats on City Council up for a vote. It’s a nonpartisan election, and each of the candidates is running an independent campaign, but clear lines have emerged in the contested races.
Longport's almost century-old post office has been demolished, but the borough is doing what it can to preserve its memory through relics like Galloway Township resident Gunn Lee's painting.
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles selected Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell with the No. 22 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night.
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Buddy Kennedy, 25, a 2017 Millville High School graduate, is an infielder with the Detroit Tigers. The 2017 fifth-round draft pick made his major league debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks on June 17, 2022.
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A jury found 53-year-old Jeremy Cruz, of Forked River, guilty of first-degree murder for strangling his wife and leaving her on the side of the road in October 2022.
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A Galloway Township man who admitted distributing heroin out of his home and two storage units nearly three years ago will spend the next decade in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
An Atlantic City man who admitted carrying a loaded handgun without a permit in September was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.
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Matt Master struck out 11 and allowed just one hit in five innings to lead the Atlantic City High School baseball team to a 13-1 victory Friday over Bridgeton in a Coaches vs. Cancer game at Mainland Regional.
Adal Gonzalez finished with 33 assists to go with seven digs and two service points to lead the Pleasantville High School boys volleyball team to a 2-1 victory over Absegami in a Cape-Atlantic League American Division match Friday.
Harrison LaMonica scored four goals to lead the Mainland Regional High School boys lacrosse team to an 8-2 victory over Egg Harbor Township in a Cape-Atlantic League American Division game Thursday.
The Stockton University softball team split a doubleheader with visiting Widener University on Thursday in Galloway Township, winning 3-2 and then losing 3-0.
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