Upon news that some NFL teams are paid to advertise to recruit for the military, a new bill would ban that practice. Congressman Frank LoBiondo is sponsoring a bill that would redirect federal funding for “Paid-For Patriotism” at sporting events to post-traumatic stress disorder research for members of the Armed Service. The so-called “Paid-For Patriotism”…
New technology has helped the Lower Township Police Department discover a stolen vehicle. Police say they used their Automated License Plate Reader and located a stolen vehicle from out of Pennsylvania in 2015. The operated of the vehicle, Malick Philippe, of New York, was arrested. Police found a large amount of cash, marijuana, heroin, and…
Efforts are on-going to find victims from the Amtrak train derailment that killed 7 people and injured hundreds. Amtrak train #188 was on its way to New York City from Washington when it derailed near Frankford Ave in Philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter said the search was “very, very active” and they hoped to find more.…
Cape May County was up in 2014 and is expecting a positive 2015. These are the two biggest notes from the Cape May County Tourism Conference. The conference included speakers from the state and locally. Cape May County is considering referring to themselves more as the Southern Shore for marketing purposes to distinguish the efforts…
A man suffered a stab wound during an assault on Tuesday. Egg Harbor Township Police took Thomas O’Neill into custody. The victim was treated at the scene and taken to an area hospital for treatment. O’Neill was charged with aggravated assault, weapons possession charges, and driving while intoxicated. Bail was set $50,000.
It was a double digit decrease in casino revenue for the Atlantic City casinos. Overall, the resort saw a 16 percent decline in casino revenue versus April, 2014. Internet gaming was up 11 percent versus one year ago in April. Since April 2014, four casinos have closed in the resort. Overall, the resort is down…
Local shore towns are activating their parking meters as the summer season approaches. Meters in the City of Wildwood will be in effect starting this Saturday, May 16th, through October 30th. Enforcement of parking meters in North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest will begin on Friday, May 15th. Parking meters became active in Cape May on…
Looking much like a presidential candidate, Gov. Chris Christie outlined his plan for tax reform in a speech at the University of New Hampshire on Tuesday. Christie called for reducing the number of income tax rates from six to three, and reducing the top income tax rate from nearly 40 percent to no higher than 28 percent.…
Lifeguards will be on duty Memorial Day Weekend (May 23-May 25) and the following weekend (May 30 – May 31) at a limited number of beaches from 10:00 a.m. to 05:30 p.m. Beginning Saturday, June 6th, lifeguards will be on duty daily at a limited number of beaches. If necessary, areas that bathers will not…
According to emails obtained by the Press of Atlantic City, Stockton University offered $23 million to buy the former Atlantic Club, before their purchase of the Showboat for $18 million. Among the hundreds of pages of emails from the Stockton administrative staff was a spreadsheet comparing the two casino properties and purchase offers. The numbers…