While everyone was paying attention to local races, a pair of ballot questions were approved in New Jersey on Tuesday night. One of those ballot questions would dedicated tax revenue to purchasing and preserving open space. The money will come out of the state’s corporate business tax. New Jersey voters have continually approved open space funding…
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Seven votes is all that separates Republican Frank Germanio and Democrat Lisa Salimbene. Salimbene holds the slight lead after Tuesday night’s election, but there are 13 provisional ballots to be counted on Friday. Cape May County GOP Chairman Mike Donohue said the party would wait till those votes are counted to make a final determination…
Now that the elections are over, when will Gov. Chris Christie make a decision to run for president? The question may feel early but he was asked on multiple television shows Wednesday morning after the mid-term elections. Christie said he would make a decision sometime in 2015 about 2016. Christie said he wouldn’t make a…
What are the chances? A store in Clifton, NJ sold a $1 million Mega Millions ticket for the second drawing in a row. The jackpot winner bought the ticket in New York state, but a $1 million ticket was sold for the second time in a week in North Jersey. The two tickets match the…
The victim of the fatal pedestrian motor vehicle accident in Hamilton Township has been identified as John W. Clayton, age 45, of Egg Harbor Township. Clayton was struck by a vehicle on Sunday at 8:15 pm while crossing Route 322 at milepost 52.5. Clayton died at the scene from his injuries. The driver of the…
The first in a set of meetings to look at economic issues in the 1st legislative district begins this week. Senator Jeff Van Drew announced that the Economic Development Task Force will meet on Thursday for the first time. The task force is made up of a bipartisan group of residents from Cape May, Cumberland and…
Voters in the Lower Cape May Regional school district did not approve a change to the school funding formula in the district. In total, 73 percent of voters said they didn’t want to change the funding formula to have each town pay per pupil. Currently, the schools are funded on a property value formula. This means…
The U.S. Senate race is leaning heavily towards U.S. Senator Cory Booker, according to a new poll. Monmouth University says that Booker holds a 14 point lead over challenger Jeff Bell. The poll shows 5 percent undecided and 1 percent voting third party. Booker continues to enjoy a large lead among women – 59% to 35%…
Lower Township officials are warning residents to be cautious of a telephone scam by callers claiming to represent the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. The callers claim those taxes must be paid immediately through a credit card, pre-loaded debit card or wire transfer. The truth is the IRS usually first contacts…