A father and son team were indicted for stealing money based on bogus invoices and receipts they provided in Upper Township for reimbursement. The Division of Criminal Justice obtained the state grand jury indictments of Eugene Spiegel, 51, a former Seaville fire chief and his son Jacob Spiegel, 20, who are both of Seaville. It…
Get ready to start using overpasses on the Garden State Parkway. Pending weather, the overpasses on the southbound side of the parkway will be open by Oct. 2, according to an email from the state. The northbound side will be worked on throughout the winter. This is all apart of the project to remove lights…
Gov. Chris Christie is refuting a report that says he lost 85 pounds since having lap-band surgery. The governor wouldn’t get into how much weight he has lost noting it is a private issue. The New York Times report suggested that Christie told a group of supporters about the weight loss total. Christie has said…
Closing casinos have hurt the economy, jobs, and now credit rating of Atlantic City. Standard and Poor’s downgraded the city’s credit rating from A-minus to BBB-plus. The city has seen four casinos close this year, with the possibility remaining that the Trump Taj Mahal could close before the year is up as well. The downgraded credit…
Five were arrested in an armed robbery in Lower Township. The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office announced the Sunday incident in the Villas involved the victim being pistol whipped and $800 being stolen. Arrested were Jermaine Mills (37), of the Green Creek Section of Middle Township and Destyn Harper (28) of Wildwood, Jermaine Mills, 37 years…
Many think Gov. Chris Christie is planning to run for president in 2016 based on his travel plans lately. The governor has been spending a lot of time out of state, which he says is apart of his job heading up the Republican Governor’s Association. Christie has confirmed he will be in Arizona next week…
A measure was advanced through an Assembly committee this week that would remove martial privilege in wiretapped conversations about criminal activity. The Supreme Court previously ruled that the laws currently allow for the privilege to be in place. This bill would change it to keep martial privilege in private conversations, unless the specific conversation is…
The layoffs are going to continue in Atlantic City, this time in the public sector. Up to 300 people could lose their jobs as the city looks to shed salaries. Mayor Don Guardian previously said the city would need to let go of 200 to 300 employees because of the drop in the ratable base…
New polling numbers say Gov. Chris Christie’s approval rating has dropped slightly. A new Monmouth University poll says that Christie is at 46 percent approval, compared to 50 percent in June. This marks the first time in six months that Christie has seen a drop in his approval numbers. The drop is being attributed to…
An audit of the phone system in Middle Township found that money wasn’t spent properly. Middle Township officials say they found $50,000 in savings per year, including high speed lines that weren’t needed anymore, and 29 lines that were no longer in use. There is a credit that the township hadn’t used previously on its…