Personal sightings of coyote prove state data of widespread populations

Last Updated on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 05:17 pm Written by Laura Stetser Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:00 am

Laura Stetser/This picture of a coyote was taken in Egg Harbor Township on a foggy spring morning.

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – “Wake up, there’s a wolf in our yard,” I said to my husband early one spring morning about two years ago.

“Well, maybe it’s not a wolf,” I excitedly corrected myself as I peered out the window. “It’s a coyote. Can it be a coyote? I really think it’s a coyote. You have to see this!”

 I quickly grabbed my camera and started taking pictures of the canine animal that was definitely not afraid of me as it crossed our yard. Black, brown and tan in color, it looked like a skinny, off-color German Shepherd dog. But this dog had no collar and knew its way around the woods that surround our English Creek-area home.

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Traffic advisory issued for English Creek Avenue

Written by Staff Reports Tuesday, May 21, 2013 04:08 pm

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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - On Wednesday, May 22, a lane shift traffic pattern will be in effect on English Creek Avenue at Ocean Heights Avenue in Egg Harbor Township, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for county paving work.

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Egg Harbor Township to receive $91k Clean Communities grant

Written by Laura Stetser Tuesday, May 21, 2013 01:23 pm

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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - Egg Harbor Township Mayor James J. McCullough announced Tuesday, May 21 that the township has been awarded a Clean Communities Grant in the amount of $91,438.33 from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The grant will be utilized to increase the number of litter-abatement educational assemblies held in our schools and purchase of books to educate our students on the importance of litter-abatement.

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Share your senior year memories in EHTHS Class of 2013 scrapbook

Last Updated on Monday, May 20, 2013 09:53 pm Written by Laura Stetser Monday, May 20, 2013 09:46 pm

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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP- As the Egg Harbor Township Class of 2013 prepares to graduate, the EHTCurrent has compiled a digital scrapbook of their senior year.

The story will be live throughout Senior Prom and graduation, so spread the word! Link is below:

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Police asking for tips on Burger King armed robbery

Written by Staff Reports Monday, May 20, 2013 01:45 pm

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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP –  Police are searching for tips regarding an armed robbery that occurred on Saturday, May 18 at the Burger King on Tilton Road in the Bargaintown section of the township.

According to police two males entered the fast food restaurant at approximately 10 p.m., showed a handgun and demanded money. The employees complied with the demand and turned over an undisclosed amount of cash to the pair, who then fled the area on foot. No one was injured.

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Levinson: Utility work and storm repairs to blame for Tilton Road construction delays

Last Updated on Monday, May 20, 2013 01:28 pm Written by Dennis Levinson, Atlantic County Administrator Monday, May 20, 2013 01:18 pm

Submitted/Atlantic County Administrator Dennis Levinson

Paving expected to be underway this summer

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - According to Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson, there is hardly a day that goes by that he is not asked about the ongoing construction on Tilton Road.

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Scullville VFC making progress on Hurricane Sandy repairs

Written by Laura Stetser Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:11 am

Submitted/The fire hall of Scullville Volunteer Fire Company is getting put back together after Hurricane Sandy damage.

 Aiming for July to reopen fire hall for rentals

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – The Scullville Volunteer Fire Company has been working since October 2012 to repair the damage its facilities and equipment sustained in Hurricane Sandy flood waters, and reported this week that much of the work is nearly done.

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History Notes, May 19: Bargaintown School

Written by Lynn Wood, GEHTHS Sunday, May 19, 2013 09:30 am

History Notes

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Welcome to History Notes, our weekly feature that looks back through Egg Harbor Township history. Each Sunday, we will get a chance to learn or reminisce courtesy of Lynn Wood of the Greate Egg Harbour Township Historical Society, who will be sharing early photos of places in Egg Harbor Township with our readers online and in our print editions.

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Egg Harbor Township Police Blotter, May 8-13

Last Updated on Sunday, May 19, 2013 09:44 am Written by Staff Reports Sunday, May 19, 2013 09:06 am

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Police blotter information is supplied by local police departments and other law enforcement agencies. All persons named are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

Ronald E. Warfield, 45, of Atlantic City was arrested May 10 by Officer Ernest Dunson and charged with possession of marijuana.

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Cardiff returns 1925 fire truck bell to original owners

Written by Staff Reports Saturday, May 18, 2013 12:00 am

Submitted/The historic bell came to the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 from the Island Heights Fire Company No. 1. In 1925, Island Heights purchased a REO Fire Truck from the US Fire Apparatus of Wilmington, Del. It was delivered to Island Heights on Jan. 8, 1926. The truck was equipped with ladders, hose, and buckets.

In 1925, Island Heights Volunteer Fire Company out of Island Heights, N.J. purchased a REO Fire Truck from the U.S. Fire Apparatus of Wilmington, Del.  It was delivered to Island Heights on Jan. 8, 1926.  The truck was equipped with ladders, hose and buckets.  In June 1930, the truck was put up for sale.  

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