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There’s still no budget deal in New Jersey as of Friday evening.  Democrats and Governor Phil Murphy met throughout the day but Murphy rejected all compromise agreements.  Senate President Steve Sweeney says “sometimes people don’t know when they win” and compared Murphy to Chris Christie, saying Christie “smiles more”.

Comcast suffered a major television and internet outage issue that affected thousands of New Jerseyans on Friday, including those in our region.  A major outage affected portions of the country that made the internet work only now and then, and only a few television channels to operate.  Some of the …

The Stone Harbor Borough Council will meet Tuesday afternoon and will consider a new ordinance that would result in the elimination of some single use plastics in the community.  If approved, the new ordinance would prohibit the distribution of single use plastic bags and other items as of January 1st.

The Avalon Borough Council will hold its reorganization meeting Monday at 9:00am.  Councilman Jim Deever is expected to be named Council President as it is customary for that position to be rotated annually among members of the governing body.

President Trump will be spending the weekend at his Bedminster Golf Club in northern New Jersey.  Trump and the First Lady are expected to arrive at an airport in Morristown today and for the first time this year spend the weekend at the resort.

So far only minor injuries are reported in connection with a crash involving a school bus on the New Jersey Turnpike on Friday.  Reports say more than a dozen children were injured when the bus turned onto its side near Cherry Hill.  No word on what caused the bus to …

Horse racing tracks throughout the Garden State will be forced to close immediately unless the State reaches a budget agreement.  The race tracks have been warned by the State that they may have to close Sunday; casinos may continue to be open for another week, if a shutdown occurs.

Wildwood Crest will have a new Chief Financial Officer as of next week.  The Crest Commission approved the hiring of Francine Springer, who held the similar position with the County of Cape May.  Springer begins her new job on Monday.

State Police have identified the motorist who was killed early Friday morning during a one vehicle accident on the Atlantic City Expressway in Winslow Township.  Police say 38 year old Jon Brunkel of Gloucester Township was killed when his car veered off the westbound lanes and struck a tree.  Brunkel …

Middle Township officials will be holding a public meeting in late July regarding water service to portions of Del Haven.  The meeting will be held on July 23rd and discuss the future of water service to the region, and along Route 47.  The meeting will be held at the Green …