On Monday four Ocean City High School science students were recognized for an experiment they conducted in conjunction with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. Congressman Frank LoBiondo presented certificates to the students in honor of their research to determine the attachment rate of E.coli bacteria to lettuce in zero gravity. The results of the…
An Atlantic City man admitted to cooking the books for a rolling chair company he works for in Atlantic City. Abdus Mian, 66, faces up to five years in jails after admitting to keeping a second financial book to lie about income to the IRS. Mian worked for Royal Rolling Chairs LLC, and lied to…
While Gov. Chris Christie tries to raise his national image, the image in state continues to take a hit. A new Rutgers-Eagleton poll says that 44 percent say the word “trustworthy” is not associated with Christie. Only 17 percent believe that word describes Christie “very well.” Approval ratings and polls like this show a drop…
April 20 has become a holiday of sorts for weed smokers. A group got together outside of the statehouse in Trenton on Monday to light up and show support for removing laws against smoking weed. A couple of states have voted to legalize weed smoking, while other parts of the country have voted to decriminalize…
New Jersey voters are turning on the idea to increase the state’s gas tax. A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that 50 percent would support raising the gas tax, while 47 percent wouldn’t Just a few months back only 37 percent supported a possible increase. The state’s transportation trust fund will run out of money…
On Friday, attorneys for Manco and Manco owners Charles and Mary Bangle filed a motion to dismiss several counts of their indictment on tax fraud. Shore News Today reports that the pre-trial motion filed by attorneys for the Bangles moved to exclude statements made during interviews with IRS agents under their Miranda and Fifth Amendment…
On Sunday night the top ranking police officer in command of the Millville police station was arrested and charged with DUI and reckless driving. Lt. Edward Zadroga allegedly sideswiped another car while he was pulling out of the driveway of a local sports bar at about 10 p.m. There were no injuries in the accident.
A new budget was approved in Lower Township with a 1.9 cent tax increase per $100 assessed valuation. Council was able to drop the initial proposed budget of 2.5 cents with money from the Lower Township MUA and other reductions. The budget calls for increasing the police force to 46 officers and deals with fixed…
Gas prices locally have increased 15 cents on average. The latest AAA Mid-Atlantic reporting shows the current average for a gallon of gas is $2.30. Gasoline has switched over to a summer blend and is expected to push prices up over the next few weeks at least. Overall, prices still remain much more competitive than…
New polling shows Gov. Chris Christie needs to make up some ground to become a presidential contender. CNN’s newest poll puts Christie in 7th nationally among prospective Republican candidates with only 4 percent of the vote. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush came in first during this latest polling. At Christie’s height, he was 2nd in…