Friday could be a very important step helping New Jersey recover. The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on the first portion of an aid package that when complete would total $60 billion. The Senate passed the measure previously but the House of Representatives had been sitting on the vote. Congressman Frank LoBiondo and…
A not guilty plea was entered in an fatal alleged drunk driving accident. Joshua Malmgren plead not guilty on Thursday during his arraignment on the deaths of 15-year-old Naomi Lazicki and 13-year-old Ashley Dauber. Charges include two counts of first degree aggravated manslaughter. Bail was set at $400,000 for the Villas resident.
The leadership post of the Atlantic County freeholder board will remain the same. Frank Formica will serve another year as the board chairman. One of the big projects that the board will have to tackle is the NextGen project that has stalled. This is the third year in a row that Formica will lead the…
The reorganization meetings continued on Thursday with Dan Lockwood getting sworn in before the Middle Township reorganization meeting. Lockwood was then reelected by the the committee as mayor for another year. The mayor defeated Bill Sturm in a tight election back in November. Lockwood and Tim Donohue hold a 2-1 control of the board in…
In front of family and friends, Cape May County Freeholder Len Desiderio was sworn in on Thursday. Desiderio was elected vice director by his peers on the board. Gerald Thornton will stay the freeholder director for the next year. The next big step will be for the Cape May County Regular Republican Organization to decide…
A Millville solider is dead and an investigation is on-going into why. Military officials say that Sergeant Jose Joaquin Suarez was found unresponsive at his barracks inside of Fort Hood the day after Christmas. Suarez was deployed during both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He entered the army back in June of 2006.
Raising funds doesn’t come too hard for Gov. Chris Christie. Latest numbers show in just one month of announcing his reelection bid, Christie brought in $2 million. These numbers reflect a word of mouth and direct mail campaign. The governor has not held any fundraising events at this point. Christie has raised enough money already…
Two Wildwood residents arrested on drug charges on December 27th will face additional charges after authorities acted on two search warrants. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s office raided a motor vehicle and storage unit and found 210 bags of suspected heroin, with a street value of $4,200, plus two firearms, ammunition and $3,000 in cash.…
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has announced grants of $300,000 to Wildwood communities for home improvement loans. The no-interest loans of up to $20,000 are available to qualifying low to moderate-income households in Wildwood, North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest. The money cannot be applied to home additions or decorating. Residents of the Wildwoods can apply for…
Many shore communities have one person to inform the public and media about emergency information and special events. On Wednesday Atlantic City Council considered hiring a new public information officer for the city, but tabled the decision until their January 16th meeting. According to the Press of Atlantic City, the position would pay a $50,ooo…