Vineland News

UPPER DEERFIELD - A township man apparently took his own life after firing a gunshot at his girlfriend inside a home here, state police said.

Police have arrested six people in connection with several fights and a potential shooting that broke out Thursday night following a Cumberland County College men's basketball game.

Millville blotter also includes theft of various electronics items. MILLVILLE * Matthew Eric Garcia, 20, of Silver Run Road, was charged Friday with burglary of a residence, trespassing, criminal mischief and harassment for allegedly climbing through the window of his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend's home and ransacking her room.

John Pompper took a seat Thursday afternoon in the witness box in Superior Court Judge Timothy Farrell's courtroom.

Kenneth Watford, now of Wheaton Avenue, was also indicted Wednesday by a Superior Court grand jury in Cumberland County for third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution.

A manufacturing company in Cumberland County plans to add 288 jobs by the end of next year as part of a massive expansion plan.

Juels Stubbs, 35, of the 1300 block of Cedar Street, was charged Wednesday with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, failure to stop and driving with a suspended license, following a traffic stop on Grant Avenue.

Cumberland County College's automated emergency notification system was unexpectedly tested Tuesday afternoon when an operator mistakenly sent an 'intruder alert' message to several thousand students and staff.

A student at Anthony Rossi Intermediate School was charged with bringing a knife to the school last week, police said.

VINELAND - The thought of a Value Meal apparently wasn't enough to keep Robert L. McRae awake in the drive-through line at McDonald's. Police found the 30-year-old Richland resident passed out inside his pickup truck at the restaurant on North Main Road on Friday.

David Ranjel, 24, of the 1100 block of East Landis Avenue, was charged Nov. 6 with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving, driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle with a suspended license and refusal to submit to chemical testing.

VINELAND - The Greater Vineland Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Federal Healthcare Reform-themed luncheon on Thursday, Nov.

Terry Mayes, 33, of the 300 block of Peach Street, was arrested Thursday on a warrant from Franklin Township Municipal Court for $555. He was processed and turned over to Franklin police.

VNIELAND - The Cumberland County College Board of Trustees has narrowed its search for a new college president down to three.

VINELAND -- The state has helped plant roughly 2,500 trees throughout the city in the past year.

Curious about LASIK surgery? Local residents can watch while a Vineland doctor performs the eye surgery in his Vineland office.

A one-time Millville teacher of the year was arrested Tuesday morning on a charge of child endangerment, police Chief Ed Grennon confirmed.

A trailer valued at more than $2,000 reportedly was stolen from a North Delsea Drive trailer business sometime Friday night or early Saturday.

Fire officials at this hour are investigating a large forest fire that occurred Monday night between Route 49 and Mays Landing Road, near Union Road.

VINELAND - Tickets are still on sale for the second segment in the Fuel House Concert Series.