Two local boys basketball teams had mixed results Friday night. Middle Township boys pounded Haddonfield, 70-47, to advance to the South Jersey Group II championship game. That game will be played Monday evening, and will be broadcast live on WCZT 98.7FM with Brian Cunniff and Buddy Tarbotton. Meanwhile, the Wildwood Catholic boys team dropped their…
Former Upper Township mayor Andrew McCrosson admitted today that he embezzled nearly a half million dollars from the campaign coffers belonging to Congressman Frank LoBiondo. The website for the Press of Atlantic City reports that McCrosson wrote unauthorized checks to himself beginning in 1995, and continued to do so through 2010, when he was replaced…
There are 105 million reasons to play the Mega Millions lottery tonight in New Jersey. State lottery officials say the estimated jackpot for tonight’s drawing is an estimated $105 million. There were no winning tickets for the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday night. The drawing will be held at 10:59pm Friday.
The Middle Township Committee will meet Monday night with several routine items on the agenda. The committee is expected to ratify a new contract for those who provide emergency medical transportation services to the community. The township will also authorize a “spay and neuter awareness” day during the meeting Monday. The committee is also expected…
The Borough of Avalon is moving forward with plans to host an electronic vehicle charging station. The new charging station will promote clean energy and is expected to be installed before the start of the 2011 summer tourism season. “Avalon is proud to once again be on the cutting edge of new technology that promotes…
The Coast Guard will hold a remembrance ceremony at the Atlantic City Cemetery in Pleasantville at 10 a.m. Sunday. The ceremony is to formally recognize the efforts performed by members of Station Atlantic City, N.J., during a search and rescue mission on March 6, 1932, when only one of the six rescuers survived the mission. On that…
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, led by Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), urged government agencies to take action to prevent foreclosures and help families keep their homes. The senators made their request in a letter sent to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan,…
A bill sponsored by Senator Jim Whelan which provides military and overseas voters more time to vote by mail during a federal election was signed into law earlier this week by Governor Christie. “The value of a democracy is measured by the electorate’s ability to choose their own leaders, and through them, the direction for…
Legislation sponsored by Senators Jeff Van Drew and Jim Whelan to support businesses in urban enterprise zones, by providing them an immediate sales tax break when purchasing equipment and other items for their businesses – instead of requiring them to navigate bureaucratic red tape to apply for the sales tax exemption – has been signed…
A man was shot to death after he aimed a weapon at a police officer. The Asbury Park Press and Star-Ledger reports that the man’s identity has not yet been released. An investigation is on-going. A full release of information is expected to take place sometime today.