Dennis Township has hired a part time administrator to handle some of the day to day operations of running government. The Cape May County Herald reports that Tom Shannon of Jersey Professional Management has been hired for $17,500 to manage the township the rest of the year. The vote to hire Shannon fell down party…
United States Senate candidate Cory Booker called in a heavy hitter on Sunday for his campaign trail. Democratic party Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz joined Booker at various campaign appearances in North Jersey on Sunday. Booker will square off against republican Steve Lonegan in the special Senate election on Wednesday.
I can’t afford to give up my congressional salary, I am not a millionaire. Those words came over the weekend from New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne Jr. who told NorthJersey.com that no, he will not surrender his congressional paycheck during the government shutdown. Payne says he is not rich, and he has triplets who are…
Avalon Police have reopened access to the Townsend’s Inlet Bridge following a shutdown during the recent nor’easter. Police had closed a portion of Ocean Drive in Avalon near the bridge for a few days during the coastal storm due to wave overwash onto the roadway. On Sunday morning, access to the bridge was reopened as…
The search continued Sunday for an Atlantic County man who went missing on a hunting trip. Authorities are looking for 74 year old Barnett Zeldin of Mays Landing who went missing last week during a hunting trip. His wife reported him missing on Friday, and so far the search for Zeldin in the Wharton State…
The 19-year-old South Ave. man who was arrested and charged Wednesday with murder during a home invasion Monday night has been additionally charged with two additional armed robberies, according to police. Jacob T. Randolph was charged with felony murder, murder, five counts of aggravated assault, two counts of robbery and burglary, weapons offenses and four counts…
The Bridgeton Police Department are mourning the passing of Sgt. Christopher L. Blackburn who died in a one-vehicle accident while off duty in Pittsgrove Township early Saturday morning. The accident is being investigated by the New Jersey State Police. Sgt. Blackburn, 38, a graduate of Rowan University, was a 12-year decorated veteran of the department…
The Coast Guard assisted four people who were aboard a disabled 44-foot sailboat about one mile offshore from Cape May Inlet Saturday. A 45-foot Response Boat ― Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May was already underway at 1:15 p.m. when crewmembers noticed an unusual-looking sailboat. The response boat crew towed the sailboat away from…
A major bonus given out by Rutgers University is coming right back into the school’ spot. School President Robert Barchi said he was going to donate the $90,000 bonus back to the school. Barchi takes home $650,000 per year in an annual salary. The Star-Ledger reports that the board of governors met with Barchi and…