Atlantic County News

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP As the three-year anniversary of the unsolved quadruple murder of four women found in a West Atlantic City drainage ditch approaches, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel has announced that the investigation continues and that additional personnel have been put on the task.

"We know you did it." That's what investigators told Terry Oleson, convinced he was the person who killed four prostitutes and left them face-down in a drainage ditch just outside Atlantic City.

Emergency management officials fanned out along the southern New Jersey coast on Tuesday, cataloguing damage to dunes, beaches and property from last week's nor'easter ... even as local towns tallied tens of millions of dollars of their own damage claims.

Last week's northeast gale dished out the worst shoreline damage to coastal Monmouth and Ocean counties in more than a decade, from wrecked cabanas in Sea Bright to undermined oceanfront homes on Long Beach Island.

It may take New Jersey a few more days to tally the damage to its beaches from last week's nor'easter . Crews from the state Department of Environmental Protection had planned to inspect the beaches today, but pushed that back at least a day to coordinate with state emergency management officials.

Gov. Jon Corzine declared states of emergency Sunday in six New Jersey counties battered by the recent nor'easter, one of the most damaging coastal storms in state history.

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP A former Hamilton Township assistant construction code official was charged Nov.

An Atlantic County man died in a one-car crash on the Black Horse Pike on Tuesday, police said.

An Atlantic County man accused of killing his wife, a well-known artist, was being held Thursday on $1 million bail.

Forecasters say strong winds, pounding waves and rain could cause the worst flooding along the New Jersey shore in years.

PLEASANTVILLE Pleasantville City Council incumbents Lincoln Green and Lockland Scott were re-elected to their council seats Tuesday, Nov.

The state division of Fish and Wildlife opened two oyster beds in a river in the southern part of the state today for a limited one-week harvest, according to a report in the Press of Atlantic City .

FOLSOM -- The Horsin Around bar on Black Horse Pike sustained extensive damage following an early morning blaze.

Atlantic County prosecutors say a former municipal construction code official embezzled nearly $12,000 in permit fees over several years.

The husband of a prominent South Jersey artist has been charged with strangling her and dumping the body near a creek.

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP Authorities arrested an Egg Harbor Township man Wednesday night, Nov.

Republicans running for county and state office made a dominant showing in Atlantic County, taking all races at stake with the exception of Assembly in District 1. According to preliminary results from the county, 2nd District state Assemblymen John Amodeo of Margate and Vince Polistina of Egg Harbor Township were winners over Democrat challengers ...

CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE County Health Department Director Kevin Thomas said Monday the county has experienced some instances of the H1N1 flu.

EGG HARBOR CITY Republican Janet Reinhard says she is running for City Council because of her family's dedication to public service here.

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP A Pleasantville teenager faces 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday, Oct.