Arcing wires is the apparent cause of a condo fire in North Wildwood Thursday morning. Fire crews responded to a call shortly after 8am Thursday in the 700 block of Ocean Avenue. The exterior of a condo was on fire along with the electrical service. Minor damage was caused to the condo inside the building.…
Cape May County will be electing a new sheriff next year. The Gazette Leader reports that Sheriff Gary Shaffer will not seek re-election in 2017 after a 45 year career in law enforcement. Schaffer is 66 years old and has had some recent health issues. Undersheriff Bob Nolan plans to run for the post. Schaffer…
Stone Harbor will have a vacancy on Borough Council in a couple of weeks. Councilwoman Judy Davies Dunhour will be sworn in as mayor, and will vacate her council seat on January 3rd. The Stone Harbor Republican Committee Organization is seeking a replacement for the vacancy that will be created. Interested candidates have until December…
A branch of TD Bank in Ocean City was robbed Thursday afternoon. Authorities say a man walked into the bank and demanded an unknown amount of money; the note indicated the man had a gun, but no weapon was spotted. The bank is located on 9th Street in the city, there were no injuries.
The man who is charged by the state to oversee Atlantic City’s finances is getting paid $400 an hour. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Jeffrey Chiesa is billing taxpayers at the rate of $400 an hour to make sure the city functions properly. Assemblyman Chris Brown of Atlantic County calls the rate of pay “unbelievable”.
A Margate lifeguard and firefighter who was canned after stealing just under eight dollars worth of food from Wawa will not get his job back. 34 year old Ashton G. Funk was making $78,000 a year when he was accused of shoplifting from the store in August, 2015. A Superior Court judge ruled that Funk…
A new bill will add 20 new judges to New Jersey while also allowing more criminals to be free because they cannot post bail. A bill with support from both parties and co sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney received approvals on Thursday. It will help speed up the legal process with more judges handling…
Four times a year..that’s how often the State is now obligated to pay into its pension system. Governor Christie signed a bill into law that requires the state to make quarterly payments into the system. Both the Senate and the Assembly passed the bill on unanimous votes.
The son of a central New Jersey council president is charged with exposing himself and masturbating in front of at least one minor. Police in Middletown charged 26 year old Albin F. Wicki with endangering the welfare of a child and other offenses. Wicki is the son of Union Beach Council President Albin Wicki. Authorities…
A measure that will allow New Jersey to hire 20 new judges in an effort to expand bail reform in the state has moved forward. Senate President Steve Sweeney has pushed for the hiring after local counties said they wouldn’t be able to enact bail reform without some help from the state. The idea is…