The North Wildwood School District will be getting a new superintendent. The school board chose Wildwood High School President Chris Armstrong for the job. Armstrong is replacing Michael Buccialia, who headed up the district for the past 13 years. The change will be official as of July 1. North Wildwood is directly in charge of…
A man who has been with the New Jersey League of Municipalities for 41 years will be stepping away at the end of June. William Dressel will be retiring as the Executive Director of the New Jersey League of Municipalities. The group advocates for issues impacting municipalities in Trenton to effect future legislation.
Atlantic County Sheriff Frank Ballas was appointed to an important advisory council. Gov. Chris Christie selected Balles for the Governor’s Advisory Council Against Sexual Violence (GACASV). The GACASV is a team of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders dedicated to utilizing data and promising practices to recommend sustainable solutions to address sexual violence in NJ. Simply stated,…
Gov. Chris Christie is trying to raise some dollars for a potential presidential run in the Southern United States. The governor will be making stops in Mississippi and Louisiana, meeting with leaders there and will participate in a fundraiser event. Christie will be back in the state on Wednesday before heading back to New Hampshire…
New Jersey become one of the first states a couple of years back to ban gay-to-straight conversion therapy on minors. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case this week that would have challenged that law. Proponents for the reversal say it violates 1st Amendment rights. More legal challenges are expected to come, but…
Matt Szczur is expected to make his return to the big leagues tonight. Brian Cunniff reports in Shore News Today that Szczur was pulled from Triple A Iowa’s game in the eighth inning last night. The move came after Chicago Cubs outfielder Chris Denorfia injured his hamstring during last night’s game in St. Louis. The Chicago…
Attention all fisherman: the 2015 striped bass regulations are now official. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill on Monday adopting this year’s striper limits for New Jersey waters. The new regulations limit anglers to one fish of at least 28 inches but less than 43 inches in length and one fish of at least 43…
The Red Cross is assisting a family in North Cape May that was displaced by an early morning fire. The blaze struck the home of a family of four adults and one child on Delview Road in North Cape May at about 3 a.m. on Tuesday. The Red Cross disaster volunteers have placed the family…
The Middle Township Police are reporting that the Garden State Parkway will be closed in both directions Monday night at Exit 10 beginning at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. The GSP will be closed from Exit 8 at Shellbay Avenue to Exit 11 at Crest Haven Road. During these times Stone Harbor Blvd.…
On Sunday at about 7 p.m. Lower Township Police received a call from an alert citizen who reported 3 juveniles attempting to make entry into a vacant summer residence on Hollywood Avenue in Villas. When police arrived they found a burglary had occurred and the house was damaged in the process. After searching…