The number of homeless in New Jersey declined almost more than any other state. New numbers from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development annual report says that New Jersey’s homeless population dropped more than 45 other states with a 13.5 percent drop. Since 2007, there has been a 41.7 percent decline in homeless in the…
A Hammonton Police Sergeant was indicted for aggravated assault and other crimes against a woman. Samuel Mavilla, of Williamstown was indicted last week with charges that also included aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, criminal restraint, and terroristic threats. The incident in question took place at a home in Folson back on Aug. 1. The…
Gov. Chris Christie will be on the main stage of the next GOP debate. CNN will host the debate on Tuesday night and Christie is one of nine candidates who has made the main stage. Christie qualified because new rules look at polling in early primary states like Iowa and New Hampshire.
Two rivaling bills are in Trenton to allow casino gaming to move outside of Atlantic City. Senate President Steve Sweeney’s proposal would require the owner of a new North Jersey casino to be an owner of a casino in Atlantic City. A measure in the Assembly would allow out of state investors, which would keep…
A huge boost in internet gaming kept Atlantic City up in Nov. The eight casinos saw an increase of less than 1 percent last month, but that was because of a 51 percent spike in internet gaming. The additional revenue turned a possibly negative month into a positive one for the gaming resort. Overall, the…
Beginning at approximately 9:00 a.m. and continuing for most of the day on Tuesday, access to Ocean Heights Ave from Leap Street will be closed for utility installation at a new residence. Motorists will need to detour down N. Mt. Airy to Zion Road. Access to Leap St from Ocean Heights will still be open.…
An investigation into a dead body is taking place in Rio Grande. Middle Township Police Chief Christopher Leusnar said he couldn’t get into specifics at this time but a body was found in a vacant house and it is unclear what took place. The body was found at 100 Vermont Ave. It was found around…
A special guest will be joining Phil Pizzi on Wednesday morning. Congressman Frank LoBiondo will be on 987 The Coast at 8 a.m. to discuss a year end wrap up and a look ahead to 2016. LoBiondo will be on the air for about a half hour to discuss some of the bigger issues that…
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce came out strongly against a proposal to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in Nov. regarding ensuring proper payments are made to the pension system. In the statement, chamber president Thomas Bracken said the organization believes “this proposal would severely impact the state’s fiscal stability which would ultimately…
While Gov. Chris Christie is doing better in New Hampshire, his numbers nationally continue to be low. A new Monmouth University poll puts Christie at 2 percent nationally, trailing Donald Trump significantly who is in first place at 41 percent. Ted Cruz (14 percent and Marco Rubio (10 percent) were the only other candidates to…