A budget was introduced in Cape May County that would see the tax rate increase slightly. The tax message from Freeholder Director Gerald Thornton calls for less than a half cent tax hike and it would raise the tax levy by 2.2 percent. The budget is $3 million more than 2014, due to an increase…
An effort to looking at ways to grow the economic in South Jersey will meet again on Friday. Senator Jeff Van Drew said that a meeting is set for Friday for the 1st District Economic Development Council. The group met once before and will meet in future months as ideas are generated to help jobs…
The Seminole Indians in Florida are thinking about Atlantic City again. The tribe has been on again, off again thinking about entering the gaming market in the state. The tribe owns the Hard Rock brand and is waiting to hear from the Casino Control Commission on Thursday about whether the company can get preliminary approval…
South Jersey bus transportation is operational again. New Jersey Transit announced that buses are operating on a regular weekday schedule. For anyone looking to travel on the Atlantic City rail line, they are operating today on a weekend schedule. Buses and trains were shut down overnight as a result of the travel ban.
A nomination to the Pinelands Commission that could have swung a key vote did not get voted on in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Robert Barr is an aide to Senator Jeff Van Drew, who supports a pipeline project to the B.L. England power plant in Upper Township. The Pinelands Commission voted last year 7-7 on…
Assembly approved legislation Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak sponsored to ensure veterans have the same access to unemployment benefits online as everyone else was advanced Monday by a Senate panel. The bill was approved 76-0 by the Assembly in December and released Monday by the Senate Labor Committee. Currently, claimants who served in the military, worked in…
A summit is going to be held to look at where eco/agri tourism efforts can be grown in the state. Assembly Sam Fiocchi is hosting the effort. This Summit will be a listening tool for Assemblyman Fiocchi to hear the attendees’ thoughts on how we can work together to create legislation to promote and develop…
A 19-year-old has plead guilty in the shooting death of a Pleasantville man from 2012. Abubaka Brown, 19, of the 500 block of Tennessee Avenue, Atlantic City, pled guilty to 1st degree Aggravated Manslaughter for the shooting death on December 5, 2012 of Taron Williams, 19, at the victim’s home in Pleasantville. Pursuant to the…
Does New Jersey have too much standardized testing? A new poll by New Jersey Education Association says so. The poll says that there is too much emphasis placed on standardized testing and teachers that are forced to teach to the test. The poll of 800 people, including 200 parents, says 62 percent believe the emphasis…
There was a travel ban in effect overnight, it has since been lifted. Gov. Chris Christie announced that the travel ban was lifted as of 7 a.m. in South Jersey. The ban was put into effect for non emergency personnel as of 11 p.m. on Monday night.