The Press of Atlantic City reports that several vehicles were stuck this morning on the Black Horse Pike as a result of tidal flooding. Egg Harbor Township Police reported that Route 30 in West Atlantic City was closed Monday morning due to flooding during the high tide. Flooding was also reported at the base of…
Firestone Financial has agreed to mediation in a dispute over money owed for amusement rides on Atlantic City’s Steel Pier. The Atlantic City Press reports that the lender will negotiate with the owners of Steel Pier to refinance their debt, with the help of the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority. Firestone had filed suit in September to repossess about…
On Sunday another Wildwood High School girls’ basketball player reached the 1,000 point mark for her career. Junior Mackenzie McCracken became the ninth player in the school’s history to break the 1,000 point total in a 77-39 win over Cape May Tech. McCracken scored her 1,000th point on a 3-point field goal from the left…
Atlantic County officials confirmed a case of rabies in Egg Harbor Township. Authorities there say it was found from a raccoon collected from the two hundred block of Steelmanville Rd. in Egg Harbor Township on Feb. 1. The homeowner discovered her dog pawing and sniffing a raccoon in her backyard. Animal control was contacted to…
A new poll says Gov. Chris Christie has half the support he did in December ahead of the New Hampshire primary. Boston radio station WBUR gave Christie 6 percent, which is down from 12 percent in December. Other polls released after the Iowa caucus show dipping support for Christie. New Hampshire has become a make…
The Republicans held their final debate before the New Hampshire primary. Marco Rubio and Gov. Chris Christie went at it for about five minutes, including Rubio bringing up Christie’s response to his home state during Winter Storm Jonas. Some of the establishment Republicans have tried to attack Rubio who is the front runner establishment candidate…
More people again have health insurance in New Jersey than the year before. The federal government announced that New Jersey now have 288,573 residents covered via health insurance, which is 34,000 more than the year before. This is the third year of the Affordable Care Act. Part of the reason more people are complying is…
The Freeza-Polooza event held last Saturday raised a record of over $41,000 for the annual beef ‘n’ beer benefit. This year’s event was held to benefit Sue Reich Walden of Wildwood Crest and Nikki Carty of Del Haven, both suffering from brain cancer. Large donations were given by the Cape Classic Motorcycle Club and the…
A new poll looking at New Hampshire shows Gov. Chris Christie took a big hit after the Iowa Caucus heading into the New Hampshire primary. A new CNN/WMUR poll shows that Christie’s support fell to 4 percent from 9 percent before Iowa voters caucused. Marco Rubio saw the biggest increase going from 11 percent to…
Its official, Atlantic City Council members won’t be using city vehicles anymore. Wednesday night, council voted to keep members from using vehicles as the resort continues to struggle with a struggling financial economy. A deal is still being worked on that would have the state increase financial oversight into Atlantic City’s government. Senate President Steve…