A chimney fire happened on Thursday morning in South Dennis. Local fire crews arrived to the scene of the 900 block of Court House – South Dennis Road following the initial report of the fire. Crews were able to contain the fire to the wall and ceiling directly near the chimney. It took about an…
Atlantic City Police are looking for a man wanted in a string of robberies. Police are looking for 40-year-old Eric Smith, of Atlantic City. Eight other people were arrested in a number of robberies throughout the city, including seven adults and one juvenile. Smith is currently the only person who has been charged and not…
Marijuana and a handgun were found by police during a traffic stop and an arrest was made by Egg Harbor Township Police. The driver, Joshua Lovest, of Pleasantville, was taken into custody by police. EHT Police say they found 29 grams of marijuana, a handgun, and paraphernalia. Lovest was placed in the Atlantic County Justice…
U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker announced that over $45.5 million in grants have been awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support hundreds of permanent and transitional housing programs for homeless individuals and families, and to support homelessness prevention programs in New Jersey. Homelessness in New Jersey has dropped…
A key factor to study tourism in the Wildwoods shows that this year is slightly behind 2015. The tourism tax revenues through the end of Oct. is two percent behind 2015, but is eight percent above the five year average. John Siciliano, the Executive Director of the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement Development Authority, said that…
A bill sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew to extend the urban enterprise zone (UEZ) designation for an additional two years for Bridgeton, Camden, Newark, Plainfield, and Trenton, which are scheduled to expire at the end of 2016, received final approval in the Legislature. The bill would authorize qualifying retail businesses in the UEZs to…
Health care enrollment is significantly up in New Jersey. Federal officials say that enrollment in “Obamacare,” is 14 percent over the numbers at last year at this time. Many experts have said that talk by Donald Trump and Republicans to “repeal and replace” Obamacare has led to the record number of people signing up.
Rutgers University is facing seven possible violations for issues related to their football team. The accusations stem from 2012 to 2015, when Kyle Flood was the head coach. NJ Advanced Media reports that the issues relate to recruiting violations, pushing professors to provide better grades to players, and not properly dealing with a number of…
A vote took place this week to ban circus groups that use wild animals in its shows from doing their shows on county owned land. The ban has nothing to do with any municipal owned land. The vote went 7 to 0. Many animal rights groups say that circus owner treat these animal inhumanly and…
President Barack Obama took pen to paper and signed a ban of offshore drilling off the coast of New Jersey. The ban extends from Virginia to Massachusetts. Many lawmakers have been calling for a ban of drilling off the coast, including U.S. Senator Robert Menendez and many local leaders. The area includes nearly 6,000 square…