You may have the power to essentially overturn a Supreme Court decision. The Senate and Assembly voted to give voters the chance to amend the constitution to allow lawmakers the power to reduce judicial salaries. The issue arose when the Supreme Court ruled that the new pension and health care laws don’t apply to judges…
The Philadelphia Flyers announced today that they have reached a minor league affiliation agreement with the Trenton Titans of the ECHL, according to General Manager Paul Holmgren. This will be the second consecutive year that the Titans will serve as the Flyers’ ECHL affiliate. Under the agreement, players contracted to either the Flyers or the…
Major savings is coming from a rebonding in Middle Township. Middle Township Committee has moved to take advantage of historically low interest rates in the bond market to save the Middle Township Sewer Utility nearly $1.7 million in future debt service payments. The plan calls for a bond refunding of nearly $11 million of outstanding…
Sea Isle City residents got some great news on Monday. Mayor Leonard Desiderio held a press conference on the steps of city hall to announce that Sea Isle City has just achieved “Class 6 Community” status by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which will result in a 20% discount on flood insurance premiums for…
They drove around in a pickup truck that had the names of first responders who died in 9/11 painted on the side. Now, they are charged with asking for money for a charity that doesn’t exist. The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has charged two New Jersey men with soliciting donations allegedly for the surviving…
A new $400 million bridge in Ocean City is an alleged killer..of seagulls. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported over the weekend that 38 seagulls have died on the new Ninth Street Bridge in Ocean City since July 1st. The Ocean City Humane Society believes that the gulls are dying because winds are blowing the gulls onto…
Someone broke into a mausoleum at a Pleasantville cemetary over the weekend and removed a woman’s body that was inside a casket. NBC10 in Philadelphia reports that the incident took place over the weekend at the Atlantic City Cemetary. Police say someone broke in, opened a casket, and then removed the body of Pauline Spinelli. Spinelli…
Christopher Cerf has finally been confirmed by the New Jersey Senate as the new education commissioner for the state. The Senate voted 28-0 today to finally confirm Cerf to the job; he’s been acting as education commissioner for the past year and a half. His residency came into question during confirmation hearings. Cerf had worked…
The body of a 52 year old man who was caught in a rip current in North Wildwood just before the weekend washed up on a local beach Monday morning. The body of Brad Smith of Horsham, Pennsylvania was recovered on North Wildwood’s 21st Street beach Monday shortly after 1:00am. Police were called to the…
A posthumous honor was given to a former Whitesboro resident on Friday. Reeves Street was renamed Robert M. Greene Way, in honor of Robert “Booboo” Greene on what would have been his 51st birthday. Greene, a commercial fisherman, was killed in January of 2011 in a head-on collision. Greene’s sister told the Cape May County Herald that…