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Vineland will have a non-binding referendum question on its ballot in three months that will ask voters if they want a marijuana dispensary in the city.  The placement of the question on the ballot was authorized by City Council during a vote earlier this week.

A school teacher in the Ocean City district has been nominated for “Teacher of the Year” in the Garden State.  Carrie Merritt is a first grade teacher at the Ocean City Intermediate School; she and 20 other teachers were all nominated Thursday by the State Department of Education.

More than a half ton of marijuana stuffed in cardboard boxes was recovered by New Jersey State Police in a truck near the state’s border with Pennsylvania.  Police say the drugs were found in a tractor trailer; they had a street value of just over $5 million.  A 45 year …

No swimming signs are posted on Seaside Heights beaches..all of them.  Mayor Anthony Vaz announced Wednesday night that swimming in the ocean will be prohibited on Thursday due to unhealthy levels of bacteria in the ocean water.  This is the first time in over two decades that a complete bathing …

A 58 year old Egg Harbor Township man is accused of swiping $22,000 worth of pension checks that were intended to go to the children of a deceased police officer.  Mark Johnson is charged with taking six checks and depositing them into his account.  The charges were made by the …

It’s a salad topping that you probably could live without.  A customer at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Deptford Township consumed most of his salad before he recognized cow doo in his salad.  A lawsuit has been filed against the restaurant and against Taylor Farms in New Jersey.

Even if you are calling your neighbor, you will have to dial the 609 area code, starting this Saturday.  Telephone officials are advising residents and businesses that the new mandatory 609 dialing will also impact fax machines, local contacts in your phones, and business calls.  It’s all part of. anew …

A senior corrections officer at South Woods State Prison has been charged with smuggling opioids and other drugs to inmates at the facility.  53 year old David Cade of Clayton has been charged with conspiracy, official misconduct, and other offenses.  Authorities allege that Cade conspired with an inmate in April …

Atlantic City will be the home of the American Fisheries Society Conference, starting next Monday.  New Jersey DEP Commissioner Catherine McCabe will be delivering welcoming remarks at the conference that will be attended by 1,800 fisheries professionals and scientists from around the world.

Massive problems with New Jersey Transit will be discussed in Trenton on Thursday.  Lawmakers will address various delays on northern New Jersey rail lines and the planned closures for the Atlantic City train station.  A joint hearing will be held in the legislature Thursday morning.