It looks like we will be paying a lot more at the gas pumps in the coming months. Mid Atlantic AAA reports that gas prices will likely jump to $4.00 per gallon in the very near future thanks to a sharp jump in crude oil prices. AAA says the oil prices have hit a six…
There’s a new effort in Trenton to end unemployment benefits for seasonal workers; that move would have a huge impact on Cape May County’s workforce. The Gazette Leader reports that the governor’s Unemployment Insurance Task Force has recommended ending unemployment benefits for seasonal workers. At a November meeting, officials from Cape May and Cape May…
It hasn’t happened for 16 years, but water and sewer rates will be going up slightly in Avalon this year. The Borough Council will meet on Wednesday evening and is expected to cast a final vote on an ordinance that will result in the rates going up beginning with the April, 2012 bill. The rates…
Next up for a budget presentation, the Borough of Stone Harbor. The Borough Council will meet Tuesday afternoon and unveil the formal 2012 budget presentation for the community. The budget presentation is expected to be the highlight of the Stone Harbor Council meeting with only routine business otherwise on the agenda. The meeting begins Tuesday…
Saturday marked the 18th anniversary of the shooting death of Lower Township Police Officer David C. Douglass. A special ceremony was held at the Town Bank Firehouse on Saturday to honor Douglass, who was also a volunteer firefighter in the community. Douglass was murdered in 1994 while he was responding to a report of a…
Sea Isle City’s Polar Bear Plunge was a huge hit on Saturday as tens of thousands of people converged on Sea Isle City for the big event. Thousands of polar bears took a dip in the frigid Atlantic Ocean all to raise money for the Sea Isle City Tourism Commission which stages various special events…
A Delaware teenager has been arrested and charged after he stole a Philadelphia Phillies championship ring from a home in Upper Township and traded it in at a pawn shop in South Jersey. 19 year old Kevin Black was arrested and charged with theft after he stole the ring from the home of Daniel Stephenson,…
$50,000..that’s how much grant money is coming to the Dennis Township School District. District officials learned that they received the large grant from the New Jersey Department of Education for demonstrating progress in state test results for students with various disabilities. The state handed out 12 grants before the weekend and Dennis Township made the…
It looks like a tax increase will impact residents of Galloway Township this year. The Press of Atlantic City reported over the weekend that officials plan to introduce the budget in March, and a tax hike is very likely. Deputy Mayor Tony Coppola says the local economy is still down and that will burden this…
Two Vineland police officers find themselves on the wrong side of the law this week. The two officers have been arrested and charged for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in funding from the Police Benevolent Association 266 which represents Vineland and Buena Borough. The officers have been identified as 36 year old Steven Buglio and…