Veterans and active duty personnel in New Jersey may soon get free admission to state parks and state beaches. A measure sponsored by local lawmakers cleared an Assembly committee on Thursday and now advances in Trenton. Additional service personnel could enter these parks and beaches for free, under the legislation.
Longtime Middle Township High School baseball coach Chuck Dougherty was honored this week as he wraps up a long career at the helm of the Panther program. The press box at the ball field now carries his name, and he was presented with a framed jersey . He’s coached the Panthers for 26 years. For…
Senate President Steve Sweeney told reporters Thursday that his plan to reduce the costs associated with public employee benefits will be an end around of Governor Phil Murphy. Sweeney is introducing a package of 27 bills that will address various issues, and would result in the appointment of an individual in each county to effectuate…
Richard Prickett is the new chairman of the Pinelands Commission. Governor Phil Murphy announced this week that Prickett gets the job heading up the Commission. He is recently retired from teaching biology in an Ocean County school district.
There was a small fire in the lobby of the Landis Theater in Vineland Wednesday night. Fire officials told The Daily Journal that the fire started in a small appliance. There were no injuries; the theater is 82 years old.
There were no winners in last night’s Powerball drawing. The estimated top prize for the next drawing on Saturday night is $270 million. The winning numbers drawn Wednesday night were 7, 17, 33, 61, 68, with the Powerball being 04.