A Labor Day weekend motorcycle crash sent one to the hospital. Middle Township Police responded to Route 47 in the Green Creek section of the township on Sunday around 3:47 a.m. It was determined the driver of the motorcycle, Mark Pisa, 46 years of age from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, was traveling northbound on State Highway 47…
A burglary suspect is on the loose. Lower Township Police there are seeking help in finding a man who broke into a home on the 600 block of Seagrove Ave. The homeowner of that residence received notification that her surveillance camera’s motion sensors had been tripped. She was able to view the camera feed from…
Gov. Chris Christie is going to continue his legal case to make sports betting legal in New Jersey. The state has asked for a rehearing with the Third Circuit in which all of the justices would hear the case and not just a three judge panel. The panel went 2-1 against New Jersey. An attorney…
The state’s highest court ruled that Gov. Chris Christie was allowed to not make a full pension payment in order to balance the budget. A total of 16 public unions will now ask the country’s highest court to overturn that ruling. The NJEA among others, have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the pension…
Middle Township Mayor Tim Donohue announced that Middle Township is continuing the Biennial Dog Census that started in 2014. All dogs over six months of age must be licensed by January 31st of each year. A rabies vaccination that is current until November 1st of the licensing year is required to receive a license. A…
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker and Congressman Frank LoBiondo announced a $21,517,020 federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant to retain 85 Atlantic City firefighters who were slated for layoff in the aftermath of the closings of four casinos last year. The SAFER program is administered by the Department of…
A major shopping chain is looking at closing dozens of stores. Macy’s announced that up to 40 stores could be shut down by the store by next year. New Jersey has just over 30 Macy’s stores and it is unclear is the one at the Hamilton Mall could be impacted.
Starting employees could soon be earning more in Middle Township. A new salary ordinance has been introduced that would increase new hires’ starting annual salary from $18,720 to $22,000. Also, a proposal would give a raise to current employees who earn between $18,720 and $22,000. Their new salary would become $23,500 annually. In a press…
The Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders will commemorate the 14th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 on Friday. Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton will include local First Responders as part of the presentation of the Wreath of Honor. Vice chairman of the State Parole Board and former Superintendent of the Port Authority of New York…
The first night of preliminary competition was held on Tuesday for the 2016 Miss America Scholarship Pageant at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The finals will be held on Sunday, September 13th at 9 PM. Winners were announced in Talent and Lifestyle and Fitness categories with corresponding scholarship awards. The Miss America Organization was founded…