New Jersey’s foreclosure rate ranks the worst in the country. The number of homes entering the foreclosure process dropped significantly, but roughly 1800 properties were repossessed by banks last month. RealtyTrac reports that as a 295 percent increase from a year ago. Atlantic City continues to struggle, with one in every 307 homes having a…
New labor data said August was a big month for job gains in New Jersey. The state added 13,600 jobs last month and the unemployment rate inched down to 5.7 percent from 5.9 percent the month prior. In fact, the rate significantly beats out the 6.4 percent jobless rate from Aug. 2014. The jobs were…
The Cape May Ministerium, which is composed of the members of the clergy of the churches of all denominations in the City of Cape May, are sponsoring a live television broadcast of the papal mass by Pope Francis on Sunday afternoon, September 27, 2015 at 4:00 P.M. in Cape May Convention Hall. The City of…
Morey’s Piers recently had the distinction of being named “Best Seaside Park” by an industry news leader. The award was announced by Amusement Today during the 2015 Golden Ticket Awards in Coney Island last weekend. The classic seaside attraction was selected at the top of its category by Amusement Today’s selected panel of experienced park…
Gov. Chris Christie seemed to help himself in the latest GOP debate on Wednesday night. The debate was seen on CNN and a lot of political pundits from across the country felt that Christie was one of the winners from the night. One of the higher points of the night for Christie was when he…
New data shows that almost 1 million people are living in poverty in New Jersey. New census data shows that the state has a large portion of the population living in poverty. In fact, in the past 10 years, those numbers have risen roughly 250,000. On the positive side, the numbers of those living in…
Sea Isle City is going to have a new city hall beginning on Monday. The new city hall and police department building will be opening together at 233 JFK Blvd. The original buildings were damaged during Hurricane Sandy and the city has been working since to build a new structure. The current city hall is…
The Middle Township Police Department has been alerted to a new phone scam. A Township resident was contacted on the phone and was told that a relative was involved in a crash. The other driver in the crash was a gang member, and the relative had been kidnapped. The scammers requested an amount of cash…
Drones will not be allowed at any high school sporting events this year. The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association voted for the ban on Wednesday. They made the vote based on the concern of safety issues. The ban may be revisited next year. The drone ban includes ones that could be operated by the…
Good news should continue for motorists. The switch over is taking place from the summer blend of gasoline to winter blend. The change ensures that prices will continue to drop. In the past week, prices have dropped seven cents locally. AAA predicts that prices will continue to drop in the coming weeks. The current local…