After one year of construction, the new exits from the Garden State Parkway onto Jimmie Leeds Road in Galloway at interchange 41 opened to traffic on Friday. The access road from the Atlantic City Rest Area to Jimmie Leeds Road has been closed. Motorists who wish to access the rest area are advised by Galloway Township…
The Record newspaper reports that police in New Jersey have issued more tickets for vehicle safety violations in the past five years. The Record reviewed statewide court records and found that nearly 100,000 tickets for poorly maintained lights were issued just last year, a 13.7 percent increase from 2009. Tickets for chipped or broken windshields rose…
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said they received eight calls of seal sightings on Friday along several beaches, including Avalon, Ventnor, and Long Beach Island. The MMSC says the seals are “hanging out” in the sunshine, now that milder temperatures have returned. Seals are traveling more and chasing food, according to the Center and will come to…
On Thursday a high profile visitor will come to Atlantic City: former Secretary of State and possible Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton. The former First Lady is scheduled to give the keynote speech at the American Camp Association at Atlantic City Convention Hall. The conference of the New York and New Jersey conference is billed…
Next Wednesday a public meeting will be held in Atlantic City to discuss a proposal for oil drilling off the East Coast. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold an open-house, one-on-one discussion with their staff from 3 to 7 p.m. March 18th at the Sheraton, adjacent to the Atlantic City Convention Center. The…
The proposed sale of the bankrupt Revel Casino to Glen Straub for $82 million was not approved by a federal judge on Friday. Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Gloria Burns said she lacked the jurisdiction to move the sale forward, as several appeals of the sale have yet to be decided in federal court. The appeals were…
The 25th Annual St.Patrick’s Day Parade will step off Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Sea Isle City rain or shine. The parade begins at 93rd Street and proceeds south on Landis Avenue to 63rd Street, ending at Kix McNutley’s, for an Irish celebration hosted by Mayor Len Desiderio and his family. This year’s Grand Marshals…
New Jersey tourism revenue set a record last year, generating $42.1 billion in economic impact for the state. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno delivered the news on Thursday at the annual Conference on Tourism, that state tourism revenues were up by 3.8 percent over the year before. Cape May County registered the largest spending increase of…
Police report that a wheelchair-bound homeless man who was struck by a car Wednesday night is listed in critical condition in an Atlantic City hospital. Timothy McCart, 55, was crossing Route 47 in Rio Grande in front of the Village Shoppes around 8:20 p.m. when he was hit by a westbound Ford Focus driven by…
Looking for a seasonal position? The Cape May Lewes Ferry has a job fair for you. The job fair will be held at the Cape May terminal on Saturday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. They have a number of positions available in food and retail, cook, bartender, seaman, server, customer service representative, and more. Participants…