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6 days ago | 
courierpostonline.com | Joe Smith
Members of the Harrison Township Joint Land Use Board unanimously rejected D.R. Horton's King Court at Mullica Hill townhome development plan. Board members cited the need for 324 variances and concerns about the design of affordable housing units. Residents voiced strong opposition, citing traffic congestion and safety concerns, particularly for children. HARRISON TWP.
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6 days ago | 
courierpostonline.com | Joe Smith
MILLVILLE — AAA South Jersey and the American Red Cross are joining efforts to assist families who lost their homes and possessions in a neighborhood fire April 9. “According to the Red Cross, gift cards are the most needed items but toiletries, activities for children, and clothing donations are also encouraged,” an automobile club spokesman Matt Bowker said in an email.
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1 week ago | 
courierpostonline.com | Joe Smith
Two young sisters died in a Millville fire that destroyed multiple homes on April 9. The cause of the fire, which was fueled by ruptured natural gas lines, is still undetermined. Residents are demanding answers. MILLVILLE — City officials are withholding details on the handling of a fatal April 9 fire in order to prepare for anticipated lawsuits. The blaze killed two young sisters and destroyed a half-dozen homes on the 300 block of South 4th Street.
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1 week ago | 
courierpostonline.com | Joe Smith
A body has been recovered from a rooming house that caught fire April 6, according to a statement from Atlantic City officials. “Out of deference to the family, we will not disclose the identity of the victim at this time,” said the announcement, which was released Monday. “The Atlantic City Fire Department, in conjunction with the Atlantic City Police Department, are continuing to actively investigate this fire incident.”The rooming house is at 408 N. Ohio Ave.
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1 week ago | 
courierpostonline.com | Joe Smith
A broken hydrant at the scene may have hampered firefighting efforts. A city engineer suggested that the hydrant may have been damaged when a wrench was turned clockwise instead of counter-clockwise in removing an anti-tampering cap. The engineer suggested removing the anti-tampering caps from fire hydrants at least temporarily.
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1 week ago | 
courierpostonline.com | Joe Smith
One of the newest cannabis retailers in the region is throwing a “4/20” celebration at its store in Woodbury Heights on Thursday and again on Friday at its new Gloucester City store. Reference to “4/20” or “420” or “4:20” is slang for using marijuana or hashish. It can also describe any related celebrations taking place every April 20, which falls on Easter Sunday this year. Blulight Cannabis is calling its celebrations the “420 Throwdown,” and it plans to make the festivities an annual thing.
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1 week ago | 
courierpostonline.com | Joe Smith
Efforts are escalating to bring clothing, goods and financial aid to an estimated 21 Millville residents who lost most of their possessions in a fire April 9. The blaze destroyed six homes and killed two young girls on the 300 block of South 4th Street. A New Jersey state fire marshal investigation is underway. Holly Center FSC, Christy Funeral Home, Millville Soccer Association and the Phenom Factory are part of the fundraising efforts that started Thursday for the impacting families.
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1 week ago | 
courierpostonline.com | Joe Smith
On Thursday evening, rescue personnel recovered the remains of the second girl reported missing in a large residential blaze in Millville on April 9. The second victim was discovered at approximately 6 p.m. Thursday, and the other victim was found Thursday morning, said Kirk Hewitt, city commissioner and public safety director. No names have been officially released, and confirmation is pending on the ages of the two girls.
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1 week ago | 
courierpostonline.com | Joe Smith
Two federal agencies are reviewing a petition from an environmental group to create a protected migration corridor in the Atlantic Ocean, including off New Jersey, for the endangered North Atlantic right whale. The outcome of the review could have major implications for Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration’s “green energy” efforts. The corridor and its buffer zone would run through areas where New Jersey officials have focused their offshore wind turbine development.
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2 weeks ago | 
courierpostonline.com | Joe Smith
In South Millville, authorities, police and public safety workers are searching for two missing girls in the aftermath of a blaze that's destroyed several homes. “We’re still out here,” City Commissioner Kirk Hewitt said from the scene, shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday. “Fire’s out. But there are two girls we are looking for. "And we have two state police cadaver dogs out.”The destroyed houses are among a handful on the 300 block of South 4th Street not far from a railroad line.
