For the second time in his young career, Millville’s Mike Trout is the American League Most Valuable Player. Trout won the award Tuesday night, two years after he won his first MVP. Trout said he was “speechless” after receiving the award again. He led the majors with a .441 on base percentage.
Middle Township Police have arrested one person in connection with a robbery at the Beach House Motel in Rio Grande on Tuesday morning. Police apprehended 28 year old William Murray of the Villas who robbed a woman in room 132 of the motel with the assistance of another man. Murray was charged with second degree…
The Avalon Free Public Library has been named a five-star library for the ninth consecutive year. The Library earned the designation from Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service. Only three other libraries in the Garden State also earned the five-star ranking.
A new $4.2 million branch of the Cape May County Library System is completed in Stone Harbor. The Press of Atlantic City says an open house may happen Thanksgiving weekend for the public to take a look inside the new facility. The Library will not open for several weeks as various data lines and other…
North Wildwood has provided a new contract for Police Chief Matt Gallagher. Council unanimously approved the new contract for Gallagher at its meeting on Tuesday. The agreement runs through the year 2020; Gallagher has 29 years of service with the North Wildwood Police Department.
A portion of Route 50 may soon become a no passing zone. The Upper Township Gazette reports that the Township Committee is asking the State to make a portion of the highway south of Cedar Swamp Creek a no passing zone. A resolution that asks the State for the zone will appear on the November…
New Jersey’s unemployment rate has dropped slightly. The new rate is 5.2 percent despite a job loss of 5,600 jobs in the state last month. New Jersey is still three tenths of a point higher than the national average.
Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno was prepared to deliver a speech at the New Jersey League of Municipalities convention in Atlantic City..that was until her boss, Governor Christie, decided to step in at the last minute instead. Guadagno told reporters she was ready to give the speech but was told Christie was coming in to town…
A veteran mayor of a North Jersey community will face likely prison time for taking a bribe. Passaic Mayor Alex Blanco admitted in court on Thursday that he accepted $110,000 in bribes in order to steer various housing funds to developers’ projects. Passaic’s council is meeting to pick a temporary mayor. Blanco could face up…
U.S. Senator is seeking an investigation into a recent wave of hate crimes in the United States. U.S. Senator Cory Booker wrote a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey in the wake of a 2015 Hate Crime Statistics report that shows an increase in hate crimes against Muslims. Booker also…