Thursday night is budget night in Ocean City. Mayor Jay Gillian will deliver his budget message during the Ocean City Council meeting at the Ocean City Library. Council will also discuss changes to zoning and land use codes, and make appointments to various boards. The meeting begins at 7pm.
The mayor of Ocean City confirmed this week that he will seek re-election in May. Jay Gillian told the Ocean City Gazette that he intends to run for mayor again in the spring elections. Also confirming that he will seek re-election, Councilman Michael Allegretto. The mayor’s spot, and three council seats, all up for grabs…
That bridge that connects Avalon to Sea Isle City opened again on Wednesday afternoon. The Townsend’s Inlet Bridge was reopened following the snowstorm after ice was removed by the county on Ocean Drive. The bridge will be closed again the day after the Super Bowl until the end of April for much-needed repairs to the…
There’s plan before Vineland officials that would allow billboards to be constructed along portions of Route 55. The Daily Journal of Vineland reports that Mayor Ruben Bermudez is supporting one or two billboards along the toll-free highway. At least once member of his Council calls billboards “ugly” and a threat to driver safety.
The daughter of an Atlantic County woman who was murdered a year and a half ago plans to talk with reporters on Thursday. Kim Pack is the daughter of April Kauffman who was shot to death in her Linwood home in May, 2012. Kauffman’s husband has sued an insurance company alleging he was never paid…
There are two chances of more snowfall for Cape May County over the next four days, but neither will bring significant amounts. The National Weather Service predicts a chance of snow showers both Thursday afternoon and again on Saturday evening, but no heavy accumulations are expected. Saturday will be the first day where the mercury…
Middle school students in the Garden State will be soon be taught how to use social media responsibly. Governor Chris Christie signed 100 bills into law on Wednesday while rejecting 44. One of the bills that Christie approved will require middle schools to teach students how to use various social media platforms in a responsible…
A republican state senator from New Jersey says there are not enough members of his party on a special committee investigating the George Washington Bridge controversy. Senator Michael Doherty says there are eight democrats and only four republicans on the new merged legislative committee, and he says it’s not balanced. The committee has two co-chairs,…
Lower Township Police announced the arrest of a woman who was found to be in possession of 132 bags of heroin earlier this month. Police say they arrested Dawn Corcoran-Burnette following a motor vehicle stop back on January 13th. Police had received a tip about a dispute at a home on Bayshore Road and made…
Lower Township Police responded to a disorderly persons call at a home in the Villas on Saturday morning and wound up arresting the suspect on drug charges. Police say they arrested Robert R. Jenkins over the weekend after police responded to the call and found heroin and an oxycotin pill in his possession. While Jenkins…