Hold the jokes..New Jersey Governor Chris Christie picked up the endorsement of the New Jersey Food Council on Monday. The trade association doesn’t typically endorse gubernatorial candidates, but this time put its support behind Christie. Christie attended a press event on Monday to collect the endorsement and insist that more work needs to be done…
The cleanup following the huge fire that gutted a big section of the boardwalk in Seaside Park should be completed by the end of next month. Officials on the scene say the cleanup is going smoothly, and all debris should be out of the beachfront community before December. A swift moving fire after the summer…
An unidentified man was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train Monday evening. The accident occurred in Little Silver. Train 3266 was headed northbound when it struck the man on the train tracks. Bus service replaced the North Jersey Coast Line between Red Bank and Long Branch while the investigation was underway.
If you believe the latest pre election poll conducted by Rutgers-Eagleton, republican Steve Lonegan has no shot to win on Wednesday. The latest poll released on Monday gives democrat Cory Booker a 22-point lead over Lonegan heading into Wednesday’s special United States Senate election. Booker held a 35 point lead earlier, but he’s still comfortably…
An online report suggests that it’s the end of the line for Shelia Oliver as the Speaker of the New Jersey Assembly. Politickernj.com reports that democratic leaders from both parts of the state have huddled and selected Assemblyman Vincent Prieto as the new Speaker of the State Assembly. Prieto serves the 32nd Legislative District in…
The North Wildwood City Council meets Tuesday morning, and it will do so a half hour earlier to meet in executive session. City Council will meet a half hour in session before the regular meeting begins at 10am. Council is expected to set trick or treat times on Halloween between 5-7pm and will consider applications…
The Stone Harbor Borough Council is expected to address new building regulations in the resort during its meeting on Tuesday. Council may vote on an ordinance that would set a new building elevation and height in response to the new preliminary flood maps released by FEMA. Council could also begin discussions on a new capital…
Soccer teams from two local high schools have been invited to the South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association Tournament. The Gazette Leader’s Brian Cunniff reports that boys teams from Middle Township and Ocean City have made the tournament, while the girls team from Ocean City has also qualified. Middle Township boys are the highest seed at…
If you live in Ocean City, you may experience some power outages on Tuesday. Atlantic City Electric announced that it will interrupt electrical service in three different areas of Ocean City on Tuesday as it makes various upgrades to improve reliability. The interruptions will only last ten minutes and will start at 9am. All of…
Firefighters were called to extinguish a small fire under the football bleachers at Holy Spirit High School on Monday. A small electrical fire started underneath of the football stands and and the Absecon Fire Department was called immediately. No students were in any danger because school was closed for the Columbus Day holiday. Holy Spirit…