Richard Palombo is once again the mayor of Upper Township. The Township Committee held its official reorganization meeting on Wednesday and named Palombo mayor, and Committeeman Ed Barr as Deputy Mayor. They both won re-election in November and ran unopposed in the election.
An emergency bill that would restore the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s ability to regulate beach access was approved by the Senate Environment Committee on Monday. The bill would officially give the agency the legislative authority to require public access to New Jersey’s beaches. Many spoke in favor of the bill during testimony in…
Middle Township Police have charged a 62 year old Villas man with a hit and run accident on New Year’s Eve in the Township. Garry Pyryt was charged with being the driver of the vehicle that struck 38 year old James Johnson of Whitesboro who suffered a fractured ankle in the accident. The accident occurred…
A very large turnout is expected on Saturday in Cape May for the funeral of 90 year old Rev. Robert Davis. Officials have moved Davis’ services to the Cape May Convention Hall to handle the large crowd. Davis passed away the day after Christmas. He was both pastor and choir director for the Macedonia Baptist…
State lawmakers discussed the controversial proposal of allowing casinos in northern New Jersey. Assembly and Senate committees held separate hearings in Trenton on the proposal. Atlantic County Assemblyman Chris Brown says any conversation about North Jersey casinos helping Atlantic City is just “deceiving”.
A 21 year old Vineland man was shot once in the leg in Pleasantville. Police say it happened Wednesday night during an attempted robbery along West Greenfield Avenue. Ricardo Ferrera was taken to a local hospital with a non-life threatening injury. The suspect is still on the loose.
Gov. Chris Christie isn’t in New Jersey a lot, but he is expected to be on Tuesday. This is the day he is scheduled to deliver the annual State of the State address. This is just under one month prior to the New Hampshire primary, which takes place on Feb. 9. Christie is trying to…
A single vehicle accident involving a car crashing into the side of a building took place in Egg Harbor Township. Police there were called to the Rex Motel on Tilton Rd. on Wednesday to find that Bernadette McDaniels, was the driver of the vehicle and her four-year-old daughter was in the vehicle as well. Police…
A new poll looking at New Hampshire has Gov. Chris Christie in double digits, but not close to the top. Donald Trump still leads the Public Policy Poll by 14 points (29 percent overall). Marco Rubio trails Trump with 15 percent. Meanwhile, Christie and John Kasich both came in at 11 percent. A representative of…
A new study says New Jersey isn’t equipped well to deal with a financial downturn, should the country see one again. George Mason University did a study looking at the surplus of states and New Jersey ranked near the bottom. The state only had $300 million in savings in 2014, which according to the university…