Legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg and Senate President Steve Sweeney to close the wage gap between men and women in New Jersey was approved Thursday by the Senate Labor Committee. The senators’ bill (S-992) would make changes to the law to combat pay discrimination by creating greater transparency surrounding compensation and greater…
The massive bridge construction project on the Southbound Garden State Parkway over the Great Egg Harbor Bay is expected to be completed this October. The $130 million project will replace the current southbound span and include pedestrian access and wider lanes. When the new span opens for traffic, the NJ Turnpike Authority will demolish the…
Six people were arrested in a shooting that took place in Wildwood. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced the arrests of Sayvon Johnson, Larry Arnold, Adriana McFadden, Lashonda Johnson, Tirrell McGill, and Natasia Lopez, all of Whitesboro. The initial incident took place on Jan. 28, around 5:50 p.m. in the area of the 100…
The investigation continues into the discovery of a body in Atlantic City on Wednesday. Officials have identified the body as 25 year-old Quinn Boyd of New York City. His body was found by a passerby near the corner of Pennsylvania and Reading Avenues at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. Detectives with the Major Crimes Unit…
On Wednesday the Ocean City Planning Board granted a continuance to developer Select Properties Inc, for them to make revisions to their six-story condo-hotel complex. The proposed construction will be built on a large parking lot on 11th and Ocean Avenue in the city. Select originally went before the planning board in January in a…
The Philadelphia Soul arena football team will not play a game at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall this season. The Press of Atlantic City reports that scheduling problems are the main reason that the Soul will not have a game at the shore this year. Officials with the Soul wanted to play the Los Angeles Kiss…
Sixteen students who attend Lower Cape May Regional High School, have each been awarded a $20,000 scholarship through the H&R Block Budget Challenge — a teen financial literacy program that rewards high school students and classes for mastering real-world budgeting and personal finance decision-making. The scholarships will be presented to the students at the high…
Stockton University will host the free tax preparation program known as VITA, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, offered by IRS-certified volunteers, at three locations this tax season. VITA offers free help in preparing tax returns to those with household income of $54,000 or less, people with disabilities, the elderly and those with limited English-language skills.…
A budget proposal has been presented by Cape May City Manager Bruce MacLeod. The proposal calls for a zero tax increase in the 2016 budget. Some of the increase in revenues will included $21,500 in parking meter revenue based on the previous year data and adding reserve to pay bands and notes by $83,800 which…
Local veterans have extended their supply drive for victims of winter storm Jonas in the Wildwoods. American Legion Post 184, in conjunction with Vietnam Veterans Chapter 955, will continue to distribute donated items to needy residents of the Wildwoods until Tuesday, February 9th. To date, over 200 victims of flooding have picked up supplies, including…